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2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey

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

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree School for You

With 906 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, engineering technologies is the #21 most popular major in New Jersey.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 in New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in New Jersey to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering Technologies program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Thomas Edison State University to be the most popular school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a associate degree in New Jersey. TESU is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Trenton.

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

Full Engineering Technologies at Thomas Edison State University Report

#2

County College of Morris

Randolph, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend County College of Morris. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey list. County College of Morris is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Randolph.

Women make up 12% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Brookdale Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in New Jersey. Brookdale Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Lincroft.

Women make up 5% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

Full Engineering Technologies at Brookdale Community College Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Middlesex County College is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Edison, Middlesex County College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 18% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 82% are male.

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#5

Essex County College

Newark, NJ

Out of the 21 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Essex County College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Essex is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Newark.

About 12% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 88% are male.

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Mercer County 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 #6 on the list. Mercer County Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of West Windsor.

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

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With a ranking of #7, Sussex County Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the fringe town of Newton, Sussex County Community College is a public college with a small student population.

About 35% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 65% are male.

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#8

Camden County College

Blackwood, NJ

Camden County 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. Located in the large suburb of Blackwood, Camden County College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 25 students majoring in engineering tech at Camden County College, 96% are male and 4% are female.

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Rowan College at Burlington County 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 #9 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Mount Laurel, RCBC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 15% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus 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 #10 on the list. RCSJ is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Sewell.

Women make up 25% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 2,033
New York 3,941
Maryland 325
Delaware 71
District of Columbia 220

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 21 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.

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