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Best Schools for Manufacturing Engineering Technology in Kentucky
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the manufacturing engineering technology degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Manufacturing Engineering Technology
Murray State University tops our 2026 ranking of the best manufacturing engineering technology schools. Located in the town of Murray, Murray State University is a large public university. About 64% of students finish within six years. There were roughly 14 manufacturing engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at Murray State University in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, manufacturing engineering technology degree recipients from Murray State University generally make around $48,423. Typical student debt for the program is $23,420.
Read more about the manufacturing engineering technology program at Murray State University
Students looking for a strong manufacturing engineering technology program will find one at Gateway Community And Technical College, which ranked #2. Gateway Community And Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Florence. About 20 manufacturing engineering technology degrees were awarded at Gateway Community And Technical College in the most recent year. Soon after graduation, manufacturing engineering technology degree recipients from Gateway Community And Technical College generally make around $46,993. Students borrow a median of $11,611 to complete this degree.
See the full manufacturing engineering technology program report for Gateway Community And Technical College
A rank of #3 makes Northern Kentucky University one of the top schools for manufacturing engineering technology. Northern Kentucky University is a large public school located in the suburb of Highland Heights. About 54% of students finish within six years. About 22 manufacturing engineering technology degrees were awarded at Northern Kentucky University in the most recent year. Manufacturing Engineering Technology graduates of Northern Kentucky University earn a median of $67,641 early in their careers. Students borrow a median of $25,500 to complete this degree.
Read more about the manufacturing engineering technology program at Northern Kentucky University
Students looking for a strong manufacturing engineering technology program will find one at Western Kentucky University, which ranked #4. Western Kentucky University is a large public school located in the city of Bowling Green. Western Kentucky University graduates 58% of students within six years. Western Kentucky University awarded about 13 manufacturing engineering technology degrees in the most recent data year. Students who receive their manufacturing engineering technology degree from Western Kentucky University earn around $60,675 in the first couple years of their career. Typical student debt for the program is $24,499.
More information about a degree in manufacturing engineering technology from Western Kentucky University
Hazard Community And Technical College came in at #5 on our 2026 list of the best manufacturing engineering technology schools. This mid-sized public university is located in the town of Hazard. There were roughly 25 manufacturing engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at Hazard Community And Technical College in the most recent data year. Manufacturing Engineering Technology graduates of Hazard Community And Technical College earn a median of $32,626 early in their careers. Hazard Community And Technical College graduates carry a median of $12,212 in student loans.
More information about a degree in manufacturing engineering technology from Hazard Community And Technical College
Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 12 schools evaluated.
- 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 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.
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