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Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

2023 Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

17 Colleges
$46,260 Avg Salary
$16,800 Avg Student Debt

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

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular online associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for engineering tech majors pursuing an online associate degree.

#1

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

Our 2023 rankings named Columbia Southern University the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the fringe town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 22% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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#2

ECPI University

Virginia Beach, VA

The in-demand online associate degree programs at ECPI University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering technologies schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Virginia Beach, ECPI University is a private for-profit school with a large student population.

Of the 150 students majoring in engineering tech at ECPI University, 85% are male and 15% are female.

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#3

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, LA

The in-demand online associate degree programs at Nicholls State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering technologies schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Thibodaux, Nicholls State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 7% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 93% are male.

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at Holmes Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering technologies schools in the Southeast Region . Holmes Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Goodman.

Women make up 6% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UA Little Rock is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Little Rock.

Of the 35 students majoring in engineering tech at UA Little Rock, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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Seminole State College of Florida ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Seminole State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Sanford.

About 21% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 79% are male.

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Tidewater Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for engineering technologies students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Tidewater Community College is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk.

About 21% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 79% are male.

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#8

South College

Knoxville, TN

South College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. South College is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.

Of the 8 students majoring in engineering tech at South College, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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Central Georgia Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree engineering technologies programs. CGTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Warner Robins.

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Central Carolina Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree engineering technologies programs. Located in the small city of Sumter, Central Carolina is a public school with a small student population.

About 5% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 95% are male.

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Explore the most popular online engineering technologies colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 2,073
West Virginia 451
Mississippi 799
South Carolina 814
Florida 1,539
Virginia 938
Arkansas 815
Alabama 2,165
Kentucky 843
Georgia 686
Tennessee 951
Louisiana 1,315

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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 17 schools only.

  • 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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