2025 Best Automotive Engineering Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Automotive Engineering Technology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #454 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Automotive Engineering Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 47 bachelor's degrees in automotive engineering technology to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on automotive engineering technology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of automotive engineering technology students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized automotive engineering technology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for automotive engineering technology students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Automotive Engineering Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Automotive Engineering Technology in the Plains States Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in automotive engineering technology.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Automotive Engineering Tech

1

Pittsburg State University
Pittsburg, KS

27 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Pittsburg State University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in automotive engineering technology. Pitt State is a medium-sized public university located in the distant town of Pittsburg.More information about a bachelor’s in automotive engineering technology from Pittsburg State University

2

Minnesota State University - Mankato
Mankato, MN

20 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in automotive engineering technology needs to check out Minnesota State University - Mankato. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public university located in the small city of Mankato.More information about a bachelor’s in automotive engineering technology from Minnesota State University - Mankato

Best Automotive Engineering Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best automotive engineering technology colleges for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	446	25
Kansas	352	23

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Rankings in Majors Related to Automotive Engineering Tech

One of 5 majors within the Mechanical Engineering Technology area of study, Automotive Engineering Technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Automotive Engineering Tech

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies, Other	41
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology	19
Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology	2

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.