2025 Best Power Plant Technology Schools

Power Plant Technology degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #1017 out of the 1506 majors we look at each year. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Power Plant Technology Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 82 degrees in power plant technology annually.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Power Plant Technology Schools List

Power Plant Technology Rankings by Degree Level

The power plant technology 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 the Best Power Plant Technology Schools. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Power Plant Technology in the United States

The schools below may not offer all types of power plant technology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Schools in Power Plant Technology

1

Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology
Okmulgee, OK

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in power plant technology. OSU Institute of Technology is a small public university located in the town of Okmulgee.More information about a degree in power plant technology from Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology

2

Excelsior University
Albany, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in power plant technology needs to take a look at Excelsior University. Excelsior University is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Albany.More information about a degree in power plant technology from Excelsior University

Power Plant Technology by Region

View the Best Power Plant Technology Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Power Plant Technology Related Rankings by Major

Power Plant Technology is one of 6 different types of Energy Systems Technologies programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Energy Systems Technology/Technician	844
Solar Energy Technology/Technician	299
Wind Energy Technology	51
Energy Systems Technologies (Other)	1

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.