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2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools in the Great Lakes Region

43 Colleges
$55,609 Avg Salary
$22,191 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 43 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering Technologies program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Colleges.

#1

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

Our analysis found Eastern Illinois University to be the most popular school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the town of Charleston, EIU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Out of the 43 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 43 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Engineering Technologies at Ohio University - Athens Campus Report

#4

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The excellent programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering technologies schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Full Engineering Technologies at Northwestern University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Illinois State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal.

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University of Michigan - Dearborn came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Dearborn, UM Dearborn is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Engineering Technologies at University of Michigan - Dearborn Report

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Engineering Technologies at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

Eastern Michigan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for engineering technologies students. It came in at #8 on the list. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti.

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#9

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular engineering technologies programs. Located in the suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public school with a large student population.

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Purdue University Northwest did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for engineering technologies students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Hammond, Purdue Northwest is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Engineering Technologies at Purdue University Northwest Report

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 25 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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