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2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools in Nebraska

7 Colleges
$49,450 Avg Salary
$16,777 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies School for You

With 296 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, engineering technologies is the #20 most popular major in Nebraska.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools in Nebraska ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Nebraska 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.

Check out the engineering tech programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Nebraska.

Our analysis found Southeast Community College Area to be the most popular school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a degree in Nebraska. Southeast Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

On average, engineering tech graduates from Southeast Community College take out $12,228 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#2

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

The excellent programs at Central Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering technologies schools in Nebraska. Located in the city of Grand Island, Central Community College is a public college 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 Northeast Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the town of Norfolk, Northeast is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 7 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the # 4 spot on the list. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lincoln.

Engineering Tech majors at UNL take out an average of $25,750 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $222, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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The excellent programs at Metropolitan Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering technologies schools in Nebraska. MCC is a large public school located in the city of Omaha.

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#6

Wayne State College

Wayne, NE

Wayne State College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools in Nebraska ranking. WSC is a small public school located in the distant town of Wayne.

Engineering Tech majors at WSC take out an average of $26,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#7

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Bellevue University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools in Nebraska ranking. Bellevue University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bellevue.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 782
Minnesota 872
Iowa 665
South Dakota 248
Missouri 1,194
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 7 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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