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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Engineering Technology Major in Pennsylvania” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 4,500 people earned their degree in engineering technology, making the major the 203rd most popular in the United States.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 150 engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Engineering Technology Major in Pennsylvania” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in engineering technology. To top this list, a school must have a successful engineering technology program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Engineering Technology Major in Pennsylvania” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Engineering Technology Major in Pennsylvania”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Technology Major in Pennsylvania list. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania is located in Edinboro, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 49 ’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carnegie Mellon University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Engineering Technology Major in Pennsylvania. This fairly large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 40 ’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Engineering Technology at Carnegie Mellon
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Temple University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Engineering Technology Major in Pennsylvania. Temple is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 32 ’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Technology Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 14 degrees to qualified ’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Technology Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Philadelphia landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this fairly large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified ’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Engineering Technology at Community College of Philadelphia
Bucks County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Technology Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #6. This medium-sized school is located in Newtown, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 5 ’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Engineering Technology at Bucks County Community College
Pennsylvania Institute of Technology landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Technology Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Pennsylvania Institute of Technology is a small school located in Media, Pennsylvania that handed out 2 ’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Engineering Technology at Pennsylvania Institute of Technology
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