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2023 Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa

3 Colleges
$33,663 Avg Salary
$11,188 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 665 degrees and certificates were awarded to engineering technologies students who went to a Iowa college or university. This makes it the #18 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Iowa to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa

Check out the engineering tech undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Iowa Schools for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Engineering Technologies

Our analysis found Western Iowa Tech Community College to be the best school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Iowa. Located in the city of Sioux City, Western Iowa Tech Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#2

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Kirkwood Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering technologies schools in Iowa. Kirkwood Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cedar Rapids.

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Out of the 3 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Des Moines Area Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. DMACC is a very large public school located in the suburb of Ankeny.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Engineering Technologies Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 782
Minnesota 872
South Dakota 248
Missouri 1,194
Nebraska 296
North Dakota 358

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

Majors Similar to Engineering Tech

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 3 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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