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Most Popular Construction Engineering Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Most Popular Construction Engineering Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region

33 Colleges
$60,423 Avg Salary
$22,352 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Construction Engineering Technology School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, construction engineering technology was ranked #28 in the country. In fact 4,299 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2021-2022.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Construction Engineering Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 33 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Construction Engineering Technology program at each school on the list.

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

Our analysis found Columbus State Community College to be the most popular school for construction engineering technology students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Columbus, Columbus State is a public school with a very large student population.

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#2

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ferris State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Construction Engineering Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Out of the 33 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Akron Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best construction engineering technology schools in the Great Lakes Region . University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the city of Akron.

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#5

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Toledo is a great place for construction engineering technology students. University of Toledo is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Toledo.

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Purdue University Northwest did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for construction engineering technology students. It came in at #6 on the list. Purdue Northwest is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Hammond.

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Lorain County Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Engineering Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Elyria, LCCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

With a ranking of #8, Wayne State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for construction engineering technology students. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Purdue University Fort Wayne landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular construction engineering technology programs. PFW is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Fort Wayne.

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Macomb Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Engineering Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Warren, Macomb Community College is a public college with a large student population.

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Best Construction Engineering Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best construction engineering technology schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 153
Indiana 43
Ohio 244
Illinois 3

Construction Engineering Technology is one of 18 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Construction Engineering Tech Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Construction Engineering Technology 4,299

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,288
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,780
Environmental Control Technology 9,376
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,822
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,347

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 33 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 Pixabay.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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