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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 2023 rankings named Columbus State Community College the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for construction engineering technology students. Located in the 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

Out of the 33 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ferris State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public school with a large student population.

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#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Construction Engineering Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the 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 medium-sized city of Akron.

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#5

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

Out of the 33 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Toledo landed the # 5 spot on the list. University of Toledo is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Toledo.

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Purdue University Northwest ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Engineering Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue Northwest is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Hammond.

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Lorain County Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular construction engineering technology programs. Located in the city of Elyria, LCCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular construction engineering technology programs. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a very large student population.

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Purdue University Fort Wayne came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Engineering Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. PFW is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Fort Wayne.

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Macomb Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Engineering Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the midsize city of Warren, Macomb Community College is a public school with a large student population.

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Best Construction Engineering Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best construction engineering technology colleges 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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