by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Kentucky” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
General Engineering Technology is the 156th most popular major in the country with 4,676 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general engineering technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $53,419 and had an average of $23,567 in loans still to pay off.
Across Kentucky, there were 89 general engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,910 and $26,000 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Kentucky” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in general engineering technology. To top this list, a school must have a successful general engineering technology program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The engineering tech school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Kentucky”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Kentucky”.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Morehead State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Morehead State University is a medium-sized school located in Morehead, Kentucky that handed out 48 ’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Engineering Technology at Morehead State University
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Berea College landed the #2 spot on the list. Berea, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s engineering tech degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Murray State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Kentucky list. Located in Murray, Kentucky, this medium-sized public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified ’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Engineering Technology at Murray State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brescia University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Kentucky list. Brescia University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Owensboro, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Engineering Technology at Brescia University
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