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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in Illinois

1 College
$57,372 Avg Salary
$16,763 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Technology School for You

With 23 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, mechanical engineering technology is the #160 most popular major in Illinois.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 1 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Mechanical Engineering Technology program at each school on the list.

The school below is the most popular for ME tech majors pursuing a .

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the most popular school for mechanical engineering technology students who want to pursue a degree in Illinois. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

Full Mechanical Engineering Technology at Northwestern University Report

Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 11

Mechanical Engineering Technology is one of 16 different types of programs to choose from.

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 values are for the top school only.

  • 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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