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2023 Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2 Colleges
$59,611 Avg Salary
$23,101 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Technology School for You

Mechanical Engineering Technology is the #260 most popular major in the country with 104 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Mechanical Engineering

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best school in the Great Lakes Region for mechanical engineering technology students. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering Technology at Northwestern University

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Michigan Technological University is a great place for mechanical engineering technology students. Michigan Tech is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Houghton.

Full Mechanical Engineering Technology at Michigan Technological University Report

Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best mechanical engineering technology colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 11
Illinois 23

One of 16 majors within the area of study, mechanical engineering technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering-Related Fields 4,838
Quality Control Technology 736
Industrial Production Technology 440
Engineering Technology (Other) 288
Construction Engineering Technology 264

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

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