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Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Texas

2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Texas

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

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 4,414 degrees and certificates were awarded to engineering technologies students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #16 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 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 Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 54 schools in Texas 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for engineering tech majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Texas State Technical College the most popular school in Texas for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. TSTC is a large public school located in the city of Waco.

Of the 442 students majoring in engineering tech at TSTC, 85% are male and 15% are female.

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Out of the 54 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jacinto Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. San Jacinto College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Pasadena.

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

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#3

Lee College

Baytown, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Lee College is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Lee College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Baytown.

Of the 141 students majoring in engineering tech at Lee College, 72% are male and 28% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lamar Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Texas list. Lamar Institute of Technology is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont.

About 19% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 81% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Houston Community College is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 20% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 80% are male.

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#5

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

The in-demand associate degree programs at El Centro College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in Texas. El Centro College is a very large public school located in the city of Dallas.

Of the 127 students majoring in engineering tech at El Centro College, 69% are male and 31% are female.

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#7

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

Lone Star College System landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree engineering technologies programs. Located in the city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 93 students majoring in engineering tech at North Harris Montgomery, 78% are male and 22% are female.

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Austin Community College District landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree engineering technologies programs. Austin Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.

About 19% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 81% are male.

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Western Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Texas list. Western Technical College is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of El Paso.

About 3% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 98% are male.

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Tarrant County College District came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the city of Fort Worth, Tarrant County College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 71 students majoring in engineering tech at Tarrant County College, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 502
New Mexico 223
Oklahoma 687

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.

  • 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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