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2023 Most Popular Online Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region

8 Colleges
$69,005 Avg Salary
$24,728 Avg Student Debt

With 61,791 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, engineering is the #4 most popular major in the United States.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 Online Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular online programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management the most popular online school in the Great Lakes Region for engineering students. Located in the large suburb of Wright-Patterson AFB, AFIT Graduate School of Engineering & Management is a public college with a small student population.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan Technological University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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The excellent online programs at University of Detroit Mercy helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Detroit, Detroit Mercy is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Dearborn is a great place for engineering students pursuing an online degree. UM Dearborn is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Dearborn.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wright State University - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Purdue University Northwest did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for engineering students. It came in at #7 on the list. Purdue Northwest is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Hammond.

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#7

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

With a ranking of #7, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering students. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

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Explore the most popular online engineering colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 2,311
Indiana 1,581
Ohio 2,427
Wisconsin 755
Michigan 3,043

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Engineering Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548
Systems Engineering 3,068
Industrial Engineering 3,028
Chemical Engineering 2,662
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 2,375
Other Engineering 1,820
Materials Engineering 1,810
Operations Research 1,191
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 928
Environmental Engineering 919
Robotics Engineering 560
Engineering Science 451
Nuclear Engineering 437
Manufacturing Engineering 423
Petroleum Engineering 401
Agricultural Engineering 332
Construction Engineering 288
Engineering Physics 286
Architectural Engineering 243
Geoscience Engineering 173
Polymer & Plastics Engineering 167
Engineering Mechanics 144
Mining Engineering 132
Ocean Engineering 112
Textile Engineering 96
Biological Engineering 80
Energy Systems Engineering 79
Marine Engineering 44
Metallurgical Engineering 40
Biochemical Engineering 21
Ceramic Engineering 20
Electromechanical Engineering 16
Surveying Engineering 11
Paper Science & Engineering 7

Majors Similar to Engineering

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705
Engineering Technologies 7,672

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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.

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