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2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, engineering technologies was ranked #20 in the country. In fact 85,188 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 40 schools in the Plains States Region to see which bachelor's 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.

Check out the engineering tech bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

#1

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

Our analysis found Pittsburg State University to be the most popular school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Pitt State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Pittsburg.

Of the 146 students majoring in engineering tech at Pitt State, 84% are male and 16% are female.

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Out of the 40 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Missouri landed the # 2 spot on the list. UCM is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Warrensburg.

About 16% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 84% are male.

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#3

Grantham University

Lenexa, KS

Out of the 40 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Grantham University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lenexa, Grantham University is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 1% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 99% are male.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Iowa State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 7% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Missouri University of Science and Technology helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the remote town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

Full Engineering Technologies at Missouri University of Science and Technology Report

#6

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree engineering technologies programs. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 10% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

Full Engineering Technologies at Kansas State University Report

Southeast Missouri State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 16% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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#8

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

University of Northern Iowa landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree engineering technologies programs. UNI is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Cedar Falls.

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

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lincoln.

Women make up 9% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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Minnesota State University - Mankato ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a large student population.

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

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering technologies colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 782
Minnesota 872
Iowa 665
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 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.

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