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2025 Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Schools in the Southeast Region

12 Colleges in the Southeast Region
1,619 Manufacturing Tech Degrees Awarded
A degree in manufacturing engineering technology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #271 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 12 schools in the Southeast Region 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 1,619 degrees in manufacturing engineering technology annually.

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Choosing a Great Manufacturing Engineering Technology School

Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Schools in the Southeast Region The manufacturing tech program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Manufacturing Engineering Technology rankings. We derive our Best Overall Manufacturing Engineering Technology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Manufacturing Engineering Technology Rankings by Degree Level

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

The manufacturing tech 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 Manufacturing Engineering Technology Schools in the Southeast Region. 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 Manufacturing Engineering Technology in the Southeast Region

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

10 Top Southeast Region Schools in Manufacturing Tech

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NC

East Carolina University is a good option for students interested in a degree in manufacturing engineering technology. ECU is a very large public university located in the city of Greenville. A Best Colleges rank of #275 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means ECU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 22 manufacturing engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at ECU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, KY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In KY
34 Manufacturing Tech Degrees Awarded

Northern Kentucky University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in manufacturing engineering technology. NKU is a large public university located in the suburb of Highland Heights. A Best Colleges rank of #842 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means NKU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 34 manufacturing engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at NKU in the most recent data year.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AL
529 Manufacturing Tech Degrees Awarded

John C Calhoun State Community College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in manufacturing engineering technology. Calhoun Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the city of Tanner. A Best Colleges rank of #843 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Calhoun Community College is a great college overall.

There were approximately 529 manufacturing engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at Calhoun Community College in the most recent data year.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In VA

It is difficult to beat Virginia Western Community College if you wish to pursue a degree in manufacturing engineering technology. Located in the small city of Roanoke, Virginia Western Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 45th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.

There were approximately 19 manufacturing engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Western Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In KY

Located in the town of Murray, Murray State is a public university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1432 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Murray State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 14 manufacturing engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at Murray State in the most recent data year.

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Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In KY

Located in the city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #851 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means WKU is a great university overall.

There were about 27 manufacturing engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at WKU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Arkansas Tech University
Russellville, AR
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In AR

ATU is a medium-sized public university located in the remote town of Russellville. This university ranks 12th out of 36 schools for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.

There were roughly 9 manufacturing engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at ATU in the most recent data year.

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8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NC
24.1% Growth in Graduates

NC A&T is a large public university located in the large city of Greensboro. This university ranks 51st out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were about 29 manufacturing engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at NC A&T in the most recent year we have data available.

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Located in the suburb of Jacksonville, Jacksonville State University is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 25th out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Alabama.More information about a degree in manufacturing engineering technology from Jacksonville State University

10
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MS
35 Manufacturing Tech Degrees Awarded

Located in the remote area of Poplarville, Pearl River Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 15th out of 24 colleges for overall quality in the state of Mississippi.

There were approximately 35 manufacturing engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at Pearl River Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best manufacturing engineering technology schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 1
North Carolina 710 70
Georgia 690 14
Virginia 630 37
Tennessee 624 9
South Carolina 530 4
Kentucky 518 96
Mississippi 501 78
Alabama 500 189
Louisiana 489 78
Arkansas 466 9
West Virginia 410 18

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Manufacturing Engineering Technology is one of 8 different types of Industrial Production Technology programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Technology 1,151
Other Industrial Production Technologies 1,127
Chemical Engineering Technology 35
Metallurgical Technology 23
Welding Engineering Technology 20
Plastics & Polymer Engineering Technology 13
Composite Materials Technology 1

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