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2023 Best Engineering Technologies Master's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Master's Degree School for You

Engineering Technologies is the #20 most popular major in the country with 85,188 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Engineering Technologies Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 124 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for engineering tech majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 15% Best Engineering Technologies Master's Degree Schools

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our analysis found Stanford University to be the best school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools list. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Findlay. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the town of Findlay, Findlay is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

Tufts University

Medford, MA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Tufts University is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Illinois State University is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Duke University

Durham, NC

Duke University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree engineering technologies programs. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

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Kennesaw State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools list. KSU Georgia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Kennesaw.

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ranked #8 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Troy, RPI is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools list. OSU is a very large public school located in the town of Stillwater.

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#10

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

With a ranking of #10, University of Florida did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering technologies students working on their master’s degree. UF is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

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#11

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering technologies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

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#12

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Clemson University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree engineering technologies programs. Clemson is a very large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

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With a ranking of #13, Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering technologies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Fort Wayne, Trine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering technologies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

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Illinois Institute of Technology landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree engineering technologies programs. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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University of Wisconsin - Stout did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering technologies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list. Located in the distant town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#17

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

With a ranking of #17, Michigan State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering technologies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Washington State University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the town of Pullman.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Engineering Technologies Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
19 University of Dayton Dayton, OH
20 Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX
21 George Washington University Washington, DC
22 California State University - Northridge Northridge, CA
23 Clarkson University Potsdam, NY
24 Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY

Engineering Technologies by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Engineering Tech Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,906
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,593
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,964
Environmental Control Technology 8,690
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,592
Engineering-Related Fields 6,736
Mechanical Engineering Technology 6,013
General Engineering Technology 4,676
Construction Engineering Technology 4,330
Quality Control Technology 3,824
Computer Engineering Technology 3,595
Engineering Technology (Other) 1,768
Architectural Engineering Technology 1,290
Energy Systems Technologies 1,256
Civil Engineering Technology 1,187
Engineering-Related Technologies 989
Mining & Petroleum Technology 445
Nuclear Engineering Technology 220
Nanotechnology 114

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396
Physical Sciences 50,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KUKA Systems GmbH.

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