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2025 Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Schools

38 Colleges in the United States
4,587 Manufacturing Tech Degrees Awarded
Manufacturing Engineering Technology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #271 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 38 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for manufacturing engineering technology students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 4,587 degrees in manufacturing engineering technology annually.

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Choosing a Great Manufacturing Engineering Technology School

Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Schools Your choice of manufacturing engineering technology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for manufacturing engineering technology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Manufacturing Engineering Technology Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Manufacturing Tech
Bachelor's Degrees in Manufacturing Tech
Master's Degrees in Manufacturing Tech

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Manufacturing Engineering Technology in the United States

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the manufacturing tech degree levels they offer.

10 Top Schools in Manufacturing Tech

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN
76 Manufacturing Tech Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in manufacturing engineering technology has to take a look at Purdue University - Main Campus. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #65 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Purdue is a great university overall.

There were approximately 76 manufacturing engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent data year.

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2
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TX
88 Manufacturing Tech Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat Texas State Technical College if you want to pursue a degree in manufacturing engineering technology. TSTC is a fairly large public college located in the medium-sized city of Waco. A Best Colleges rank of #156 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means TSTC is a great college overall.

There were roughly 88 manufacturing engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at TSTC in the most recent data year.

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Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, IN
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IN
238 Manufacturing Tech Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat Ivy Tech Community College if you wish to pursue a degree in manufacturing engineering technology. Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public college located in the city of Indianapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #173 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Ivy Tech Community College is a great college overall.

There were approximately 238 manufacturing engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at Ivy Tech Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX
149 Manufacturing Tech Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat Texas A&M University - College Station if you want to pursue a degree in manufacturing engineering technology. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of College Station. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.

There were approximately 149 manufacturing engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In KS

Pitt State is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Pittsburg. This university ranks 12th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of Kansas.

There were about 5 manufacturing engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at Pitt State in the most recent data year.

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6
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI

Macomb Community College is a fairly large public college located in the medium-sized city of Warren. This college ranks 12th out of 56 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were roughly 28 manufacturing engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at Macomb Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Hennepin Technical College
Brooklyn Park, MN
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MN

Hennepin Technical College is a small public college located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park. A Best Colleges rank of #282 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Hennepin Technical College is a great college overall.

There were about 17 manufacturing engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at Hennepin Technical College in the most recent year we have data available.

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8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IA

UNI is a medium-sized public university located in the city of Cedar Falls. A Best Colleges rank of #270 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UNI is a great university overall.

There were approximately 16 manufacturing engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at UNI in the most recent data year.

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9
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In PA
3.6% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Williamsport, Penn College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 48th out of 103 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 28 manufacturing engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at Penn College in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in manufacturing engineering technology from Pennsylvania College of Technology

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Vincennes University
Vincennes, IN
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IN
35.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the town of Vincennes, Vincennes University is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #365 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Vincennes University is a great university overall.

There were about 28 manufacturing engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at Vincennes University in the most recent data year.

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Manufacturing Engineering Technology by Region

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

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One of 8 majors within the Industrial Production Technology area of study, Manufacturing Engineering Technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Technology 4,134
Other Industrial Production Technologies 1,752
Welding Engineering Technology 328
Plastics & Polymer Engineering Technology 290
Composite Materials Technology 106
Metallurgical Technology 45
Chemical Engineering Technology 43
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology 3

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