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2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools in Illinois

8 Colleges
$53,679 Avg Salary
$24,708 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies School for You

Engineering Technologies is the #18 most popular major in Illinois with 498 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 8 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 Engineering Technologies program at each school on the list.

Check out the engineering tech programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Illinois.

#1

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Eastern Illinois University the most popular school in Illinois for engineering technologies students. EIU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Charleston.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools in Illinois list. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Illinois State University is a great place for engineering technologies students. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great place for engineering technologies students. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois Institute of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools in Illinois list. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Northern Illinois University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Western Illinois University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular engineering technologies programs. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Macomb.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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

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 8 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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