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2023 Best General Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region

21 Colleges
$76,207 Avg Salary
$23,456 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Engineering School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general engineering was ranked #64 in the country. In fact 3,548 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best General Engineering 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. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best General Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for engineering majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best General Engineering Schools

Our analysis found University of Wisconsin - Madison to be the best school for general engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan Technological University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best General Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the remote town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 21 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Platteville landed the # 3 spot on the list. UW - Platteville is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Platteville.

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#4

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

The excellent programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

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Out of the 21 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Case Western Reserve University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Grand Valley State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general engineering programs. GVSU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Allendale.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #7 on this year’s Best General Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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With a ranking of #8, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for general engineering students. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

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Milwaukee School of Engineering did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for general engineering students. It came in at #9 on the list. MSOE is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.

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Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general engineering programs. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the distant town of Athens.

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Best General Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 38
Illinois 30
Ohio 78
Indiana 145
Wisconsin 194

One of 39 majors within the area of study, general engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 21 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Rémi Kaupp.

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