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2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools in Kentucky

27 Colleges
$56,766 Avg Salary
$25,108 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies School for You

Engineering Technologies is the #17 most popular major in Kentucky with 843 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 Schools in Kentucky ranking. This report analyzed 27 schools in Kentucky to see which ones were the most popular 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.

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

Our analysis found Bluegrass Community and Technical College to be the most popular school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a degree in Kentucky. Located in the large city of Lexington, Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern Kentucky University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the distant town of Richmond, Eastern is a public college with a large student population.

After completing their degree, engineering tech graduates from Eastern carry an average student debt load of $36,380.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Elizabethtown Community and Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools in Kentucky list. Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Elizabethtown.

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The excellent programs at Murray State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering technologies schools in Kentucky. Murray State is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Murray.

While working on their degree, engineering tech majors at Murray State accumulate an average of around $21,909 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Jefferson Community and Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the city of Louisville, Jefferson Community and Technical College is a public school with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Ashland Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students. Located in the city of Ashland, ACTC is a public school with a small student population.

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#7

Madisonville Community College

Madisonville, KY

With a ranking of #7, Madisonville Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students. Madisonville Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Madisonville.

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Hazard Community and Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for engineering technologies students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the town of Hazard, Hazard Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students. SKYCTC is a small public school located in the city of Bowling Green.

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#10

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

Northern Kentucky University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools in Kentucky list. NKU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Highland Heights.

While working on their degree, engineering tech majors at NKU accumulate an average of around $26,969 in student debt.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 2,073
West Virginia 451
Florida 1,539
Virginia 938
Arkansas 815
Mississippi 799
South Carolina 814
Louisiana 1,315
Alabama 2,165
Georgia 686
Tennessee 951

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 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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