by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 989 people earned their degree in engineering-related technologies, making the major the 270th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, engineering-related technologies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $57,339 and had an average of $21,670 in loans still to pay off.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 339 engineering-related technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major” ranking looked at 74 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering-related technologies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in engineering-related technologies.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major. Paul Smiths, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s engineering-related tech degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hennepin Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major list. Brooklyn Park, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering-related tech degrees to 40 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major. Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City is a small school located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma that handed out 19 associates’s engineering-related tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwestern Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major. This small school is located in Sylva, North Carolina, and it awarded 11 associates’s engineering-related tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Glenville State College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major list. Glenville State College is a public institution located in Glenville, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Gateway Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major list. Gateway Community College is a public institution located in New Haven, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Southeast Technical College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major ranking. Sioux Falls, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering-related tech degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Pennsylvania College of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major ranking, coming in at #8. Pennsylvania College of Technology is a small school located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania that handed out 14 associates’s engineering-related tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major ranking, coming in at #9. This medium-sized school is located in Asheville, North Carolina, and it awarded 10 associates’s engineering-related tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Tyler Junior College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major ranking, coming in at #10. Tyler Junior College is located in Tyler, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 associates’s engineering-related tech degrees to qualified students.
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University of Arkansas Community College - Morrilton came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major ranking. University of Arkansas Community College - Morrilton is located in Morrilton, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s engineering-related tech degrees to qualified students.
Tulsa Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major list. Tulsa Community College is a public institution located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Renton Technical College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major ranking. Renton, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering-related tech degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Renton Technical College Engineering-Related Technologies Report
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major ranking. Syracuse, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering-related tech degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Alfred State College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major ranking. Alfred State is a small public school situated in Alfred, New York. It awarded 6 associates’s engineering-related tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Spokane Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major ranking, coming in at #16. Spokane Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Spokane, Washington. It awarded 10 associates’s engineering-related tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #17, Great Basin College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major list. Great Basin College is a small public school situated in Elko, Nevada. It awarded 4 associates’s engineering-related tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Bismarck State College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major ranking. Located in Bismarck, North Dakota, this small public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering-related tech students in 2020-2021.
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Santiago Canyon College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major ranking. Located in Orange, California, this fairly large public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering-related tech students in 2020-2021.
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Northwestern Michigan College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major ranking. Northwestern Michigan College is a small school located in Traverse City, Michigan that handed out 3 associates’s engineering-related tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Flathead Valley Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major ranking, coming in at #21. Flathead Valley Community College is a small school located in Kalispell, Montana that handed out 1 associates’s engineering-related tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Clark College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Vancouver, Washington, and it awarded 6 associates’s engineering-related tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Ferris State University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major list. Big Rapids, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering-related tech degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
Full Ferris State University Engineering-Related Technologies Report
Santa Rosa Junior College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major list. SRJC is a public institution located in Santa Rosa, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Cuyamaca College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major ranking. Located in El Cajon, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering-related tech students in 2020-2021.
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