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Most Popular General Engineering Schools in Michigan

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2023 Most Popular General Engineering Schools in Michigan

5 Colleges
$63,534 Avg Salary
$24,937 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Engineering School for You

With 38 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general engineering is the #106 most popular major in Michigan.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular General Engineering Schools in Michigan ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Michigan to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Engineering program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Michigan Technological University the most popular school in Michigan for general engineering students. Located in the remote town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Our 2023 rankings named Grand Valley State University the most popular school in Michigan for general engineering students. GVSU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Allendale.

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#3

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Michigan University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular General Engineering Schools in Michigan list. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

The excellent programs at Wayne State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general engineering schools in Michigan. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full General Engineering at Wayne State University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lawrence Technological University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular General Engineering Schools in Michigan list. Located in the small city of Southfield, Lawrence Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full General Engineering at Lawrence Technological University Report

Best General Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
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 5 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 Rémi Kaupp.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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