by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Nebraska” ranking.
Engineering Technologies is the 20th most popular major in the country with 85,188 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, engineering technologies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $52,350 and had an average of $21,560 in loans still to pay off.
Across Nebraska, there were 425 engineering technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,450 and $16,777 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Nebraska” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering technologies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular engineering technologies programs in the United States.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Nebraska” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for nebraska engineering tech students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeast Community College Area. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Nebraska list. Southeast Community College Area is a medium-sized school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 143 ’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Nebraska. UNL is a large school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 58 ’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeast Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Northeast is a medium-sized school located in Norfolk, Nebraska that handed out 66 ’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Nebraska list. WSC is a small school located in Wayne, Nebraska that handed out 25 ’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Metropolitan Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Nebraska. MCC is a fairly large public school situated in Omaha, Nebraska. It awarded 41 ’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Central Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Nebraska list. Grand Island, Nebraska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s engineering tech degrees to 87 students in 2020-2021.
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Bellevue University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Nebraska list. Bellevue, Nebraska is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s engineering tech degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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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