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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Automotive Engineering Tech Major

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Automotive Engineering Tech Major

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Automotive Engineering Tech Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 926 people earned their degree in automotive engineering technology/technician, making the major the 513th most popular in the United States.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 312 automotive engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Automotive Engineering Tech Major” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in automotive engineering technology/technician. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their automotive engineering technology/technician program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Automotive Engineering Tech Major

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree automotive engineering tech students.

Top 12 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Automotive Engineering Technology

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Art Center College of Design
Pasadena, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Art Center College of Design. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Automotive Engineering Tech Major list. This small school is located in Pasadena, California, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s automotive engineering tech 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Automotive Engineering Tech Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Carbondale, Illinois, and it awarded 92 bachelors’s automotive engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.

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Pennsylvania College of Technology
Williamsport, Pennsylvania

Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Automotive Engineering Tech Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Pennsylvania College of Technology landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, this small public school handed out 24 degrees to qualified bachelors’s automotive engineering tech students in 2020-2021.

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Pittsburg State University
Pittsburg, Kansas

Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Automotive Engineering Tech Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Pittsburg State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Pittsburg State University is a medium-sized school located in Pittsburg, Kansas that handed out 23 bachelors’s automotive engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado State University - Pueblo. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Automotive Engineering Tech Major. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a public institution located in Pueblo, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Automotive Engineering Tech Major ranking, coming in at #6. Minnesota State University - Mankato is a public institution located in Mankato, Minnesota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Ferris State University
Big Rapids, Michigan

Ferris State University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Automotive Engineering Tech Major list. This fairly large school is located in Big Rapids, Michigan, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s automotive engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.

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Brigham Young University - Idaho came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Automotive Engineering Tech Major ranking. This large school is located in Rexburg, Idaho, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s automotive engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Weber State University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Automotive Engineering Tech Major list. WSU is located in Ogden, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s automotive engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Indiana State University
Terre Haute, Indiana

With a ranking of #10, Indiana State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Automotive Engineering Tech Major list. Indiana State is a medium-sized public school situated in Terre Haute, Indiana. It awarded 5 bachelors’s automotive engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.

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Western Washington University
Bellingham, Washington

Western Washington University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Automotive Engineering Tech Major ranking. Located in Bellingham, Washington, this fairly large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s automotive engineering tech students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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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North Carolina A & T State University
Greensboro, North Carolina

North Carolina A & T State University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Automotive Engineering Tech Major list. North Carolina A & T State University is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s automotive engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

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