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2023 Most Popular Online Engineering Associate Degree Schools

13 Colleges
$44,454 Avg Salary
$15,272 Avg Student Debt

With 198,468 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, engineering is the #7 most popular major in the United States.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Engineering Associate Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 13 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Engineering Associate Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College to be the most popular school for engineering students who want to pursue an online associate degree in the United States. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Perkinston.

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

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Holmes Community College is a great place for engineering students working on their online associate degree. Located in the rural area of Goodman, Holmes Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide is a great place for engineering students working on their online associate degree. Located in the small city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at East Mississippi Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in the United States. Located in the rural area of Scooba, EMCC is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 17% of the engineering majors at the school.

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at Indiana Institute of Technology - College of Professional Studies helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in the United States. Indiana Tech - CPS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort-Wayne.

Women make up 28% of the engineering majors at the school.

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#6

Central Texas College

Killeen, TX

Central Texas College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Engineering Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Killeen, Central Texas College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in engineering at Central Texas College, 93% are male and 7% are female.

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College of Southern Maryland ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Engineering Associate Degree Schools list. CSM is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of La Plata.

Of the 43 students majoring in engineering at CSM, 91% are male and 9% are female.

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#8

College of San Mateo

San Mateo, CA

College of San Mateo came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Engineering Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of San Mateo, CSM is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in engineering at CSM, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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Finger Lakes Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree engineering programs. Finger Lakes Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Canandaigua.

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#10

Ocean County College

Toms River, NJ

Ocean County College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree engineering programs. OCC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Toms River.

Of the 9 students majoring in engineering at OCC, 89% are male and 11% are female.

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Engineering Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917
Biomedical Engineering 12,811
General Engineering 11,796
Industrial Engineering 9,072
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 8,001
Systems Engineering 3,904
Materials Engineering 3,415
Other Engineering 2,760
Environmental Engineering 2,759
Operations Research 1,698
Agricultural Engineering 1,472
Engineering Science 1,454
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 1,378
Petroleum Engineering 1,256
Robotics Engineering 1,243
Architectural Engineering 1,012
Engineering Physics 994
Manufacturing Engineering 947
Construction Engineering 878
Nuclear Engineering 864
Marine Engineering 445
Biological Engineering 410
Polymer & Plastics Engineering 360
Geoscience Engineering 325
Mining Engineering 314
Textile Engineering 310
Ocean Engineering 285
Engineering Mechanics 272
Metallurgical Engineering 179
Energy Systems Engineering 138
Biochemical Engineering 109
Ceramic Engineering 94
Surveying Engineering 73
Electromechanical Engineering 45
Forest Engineering 41
Paper Science & Engineering 27
Engineering Chemistry 13

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396
Physical Sciences 50,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.

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