2023 Most Popular Engineering Schools in Illinois
Finding the Best Engineering School for You
In 2020-2021, engineering students earned 2,311 degrees and certificates from an Illinois school, making the subject the 7th in the state.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Most Popular Engineering Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Illinois to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Engineering Schools in Illinois
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Engineering Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Engineering Schools
Our analysis found University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to be the most popular school for engineering students who want to pursue a degree in Illinois. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The excellent programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in Illinois. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Schools in Illinois list. UIC is a very large public school located in the large city of Chicago.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Schools in Illinois list. NIU is a large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. SIUE is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Edwardsville.
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Schools in Illinois list. SIUC is a large public school located in the city of Carbondale.
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DePaul University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular engineering programs. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
University of Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for engineering students. It came in at #9 on the list. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
Bradley University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Schools in Illinois list. Located in the medium-sized city of Peoria, Bradley is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 1,581 |
| Ohio | 2,427 |
| Wisconsin | 755 |
| Michigan | 3,043 |
Majors Related to Engineering
Engineering Majors to Study
Most Popular Majors Related 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 12 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).
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