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2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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$135,821 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Doctor's 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. 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.

The Most Popular Engineering Technologies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Southwest Region to see which doctor'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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Rice University

Houston, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Rice University the most popular school in the Southwest Region for engineering technologies students working on their doctor’s degree. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

Of the 12 students majoring in engineering tech at Rice, 67% are male and 33% are female.

Full Engineering Technologies at Rice University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Methodist University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.

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#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Arizona is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Engineering Technologies at University of Arizona Report

Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 502
Texas 4,414
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 3 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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