2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools
Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Associate 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 1,024 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering Technologies program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the United States
Check out the engineering tech associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools for an Associate in Engineering Technologies
Our analysis found Texas State Technical College to be the most popular school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a associate degree in the United States. Located in the city of Waco, TSTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 15% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Ivy Tech Community College is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.
Of the 416 students majoring in engineering tech at Ivy Tech Community College, 87% are male and 13% are female.
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The in-demand associate degree programs at Columbia Southern University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in the United States. Located in the town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 364 students majoring in engineering tech at Columbia Southern University, 78% are male and 22% are female.
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Out of the 1,024 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, New York City College of Technology landed the # 4 spot on the list. City Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Brooklyn.
Of the 360 students majoring in engineering tech at City Tech, 80% are male and 20% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Olympic College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools list. OC is a small public school located in the small city of Bremerton.
Of the 250 students majoring in engineering tech at OC, 78% are male and 22% are female.
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Pasadena City College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Pasadena, Pasadena City College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 24% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
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Bismarck State College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools ranking. BSC is a small public school located in the city of Bismarck.
Of the 223 students majoring in engineering tech at BSC, 88% are male and 12% are female.
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Excelsior College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering technologies students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Excelsior College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Albany.
Women make up 11% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 14% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #10, Columbus State Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Columbus, Columbus State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 16% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 84% are male.
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Ferris State University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 13% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
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San Jacinto Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 194 students majoring in engineering tech at San Jacinto College, 82% are male and 18% are female.
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River Parishes Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the rural area of Gonzales, River Parishes Community College is a public college with a small student population.
Of the 191 students majoring in engineering tech at River Parishes Community College, 84% are male and 16% are female.
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With a ranking of #14, ITI Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Baton Rouge, ITI Technical College is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Women make up 13% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #15, SOWELA Technical Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. SOWELA is a small public school located in the small city of Lake Charles.
About 13% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 87% are male.
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Cincinnati State Technical and Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering technologies students to get a associate degree. It came in at #16 on the list. Cincinnati State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.
Of the 162 students majoring in engineering tech at Cincinnati State, 82% are male and 18% are female.
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ECPI University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering technologies students to get a associate degree. It came in at #17 on the list. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, ECPI University is a private for-profit school with a large student population.
About 15% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 85% are male.
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With a ranking of #18, Greenville Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Greenville, GTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 9% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
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John C Calhoun State Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering technologies students to get a associate degree. It came in at #19 on the list. Located in the rural area of Tanner, Calhoun Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 9% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #20, Ranken Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Ranken Technical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Louis.
About 7% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 93% are male.
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Hennepin Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering technologies students to get a associate degree. It came in at #21 on the list. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park.
Of the 142 students majoring in engineering tech at Hennepin Technical College, 84% are male and 16% are female.
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Lee College ranked #22 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Baytown, Lee College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 28% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
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Stark State College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools ranking. Stark State College is a large public school located in the suburb of North Canton.
Of the 140 students majoring in engineering tech at Stark State College, 89% are male and 11% are female.
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Lamar Institute of Technology ranked #24 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont, Lamar Institute of Technology is a public school with a small student population.
Of the 132 students majoring in engineering tech at Lamar Institute of Technology, 81% are male and 19% are female.
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With a ranking of #25, Houston Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Houston Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.
Of the 127 students majoring in engineering tech at Houston Community College, 80% are male and 20% are female.
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Additional Award Winners
This section represents the remainder of the schools awarded a Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 1024 different United States engineering technologies schools we analyzed.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools award.
Engineering Technologies by Region
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Engineering Technologies Related Majors
Engineering Tech Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 26 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.