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2023 Most Popular Engineering Schools in Ohio

13 Colleges
$66,465 Avg Salary
$24,960 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Engineering School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, engineering was ranked 4th in Ohio. In fact, 2,427 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Engineering Schools in Ohio ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Ohio 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Ohio State University - Main Campus the most popular school in Ohio for engineering students. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management is a great place for engineering students. Located in the large suburb of Wright-Patterson AFB, AFIT Graduate School of Engineering & Management is a public school with a small student population.

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Out of the 13 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Dayton. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Schools in Ohio list. UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dayton.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Case Western Reserve University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Schools in Ohio list. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Wright State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Akron Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Schools in Ohio list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the city of Akron.

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#8

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

Cleveland State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Schools in Ohio list. Located in the city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular engineering programs. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the distant town of Athens.

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#10

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

University of Toledo landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular engineering programs. University of Toledo is a large public school located in the large city of Toledo.

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Best Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

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

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

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 13 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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