by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Engineering Technology is the 203rd most popular major in the country with 4,500 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,623 engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major” ranking analyzed 61 colleges that offered a degree in engineering technology. That schools that top this list have a program in engineering technology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Technology 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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kent State University at Tuscarawas. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major list. New Philadelphia, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to 53 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Engineering Technology at Kent State University at Tuscarawas
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Miami University - Hamilton. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major. Located in Hamilton, Ohio, this small public school handed out 57 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Jersey Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major. New Jersey Institute of Technology is a public institution located in Newark, New Jersey. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 221 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami University - Middletown. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major list. Miami University - Middletown is located in Middletown, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Berea College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major. Berea College is located in Berea, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Morehead State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Morehead, Kentucky, this medium-sized public school handed out 45 degrees to qualified bachelors’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Engineering Technology at Morehead State University
With a ranking of #7, Grambling State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major list. GSU is located in Grambling, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
University of Wisconsin - Stout did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major ranking, coming in at #8. This medium-sized school is located in Menomonie, Wisconsin, and it awarded 49 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Engineering Technology at University of Wisconsin - Stout
Tennessee Technological University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major list. Tennessee Technological University is a public institution located in Cookeville, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 62 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Engineering Technology at Tennessee Technological University
Lawrence Technological University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major ranking. Lawrence Tech is a private not-for-profit institution located in Southfield, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Southwestern Oklahoma State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major ranking. Weatherford, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.
Full Southwestern Oklahoma State University Engineering Technology Report
Bemidji State University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major list. Bemidji State University is a public institution located in Bemidji, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Engineering Technology at Bemidji State University
Western Carolina University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major ranking. Western Carolina University is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 63 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #14, West Virginia University Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major list. West Virginia University Tech is a small school located in Beckley, West Virginia that handed out 4 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full West Virginia University Tech Engineering Technology Report
With a ranking of #15, Northern Illinois University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major list. This fairly large school is located in Dekalb, Illinois, and it awarded 82 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Eastern Washington University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major ranking. Eastern Washington University is a fairly large school located in Cheney, Washington that handed out 51 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #17, New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major list. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school awarded 47 degrees to qualified bachelors’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
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Southeastern Louisiana University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major ranking. Southeastern is a fairly large school located in Hammond, Louisiana that handed out 31 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
East Tennessee State University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major ranking. Johnson City, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to 51 students in 2020-2021.
Full East Tennessee State University Engineering Technology Report
Austin Peay State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major ranking, coming in at #20. Clarksville, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to 45 students in 2020-2021.
Full Austin Peay State University Engineering Technology Report
Southeast Missouri State University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major ranking. Southeast Missouri State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. It awarded 29 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Kennesaw State University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major ranking. Kennesaw, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to 74 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #23, Western Illinois University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major list. Macomb, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
Berry College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major list. Berry is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Mount Berry, Georgia. It awarded 5 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
New York Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major ranking, coming in at #25. Located in Old Westbury, New York, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 17 degrees to qualified bachelors’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full New York Institute of Technology Engineering Technology Report
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