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2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, engineering technologies was ranked #20 in the country. In fact 7,672 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering Technologies program at each school on the list.

Check out the engineering tech graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

#1

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Eastern Illinois University the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for engineering technologies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Charleston, EIU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 78 students majoring in engineering tech at EIU, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Ohio University - Athens Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 29% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. BGSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Bowling Green.

About 31% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 69% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Illinois State University is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their graduate certificate. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal.

About 67% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 33% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Michigan Technological University is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their graduate certificate. Michigan Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Houghton.

About 9% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 91% are male.

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Purdue University Northwest ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Hammond, Purdue Northwest is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 20% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 80% are male.

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#7

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

University of Dayton came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 25% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering technologies students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

About 33% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 67% are male.

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#9

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a very large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Eastern Michigan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering technologies students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Eastern Michigan is a large public school located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering technologies schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 498
Indiana 346
Ohio 317
Wisconsin 8
Michigan 328

Engineering Tech Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Engineering-Related Fields 4,838
Quality Control Technology 736
Industrial Production Technology 440
Engineering Technology (Other) 288
Construction Engineering Technology 264
General Engineering Technology 255
Computer Engineering Technology 179
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 145
Mechanical Engineering Technology 104
Nanotechnology 98
Energy Systems Technologies 95
Environmental Control Technology 89
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 43
Architectural Engineering Technology 39
Electronics Engineering Technology 39
Engineering-Related Technologies 15

Majors Similar to Engineering Tech

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 61,791
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 16 schools 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KUKA Systems GmbH.

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