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Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region

25 Colleges
$75,498 Avg Salary
$25,358 Avg Student Debt

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, engineering-related fields was ranked #36 in the country. In fact 6,553 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2021-2022.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering-Related Fields program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Michigan State University the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for engineering-related fields students. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very 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 #2 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Stout is a great place for engineering-related fields students. Located in the town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering-related fields schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a very large student population.

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Eastern Michigan University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public college with a large student population.

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Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for engineering-related fields students. It came in at #7 on the list. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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Michigan Technological University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the remote town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Miami University - Oxford did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering-related fields students. Miami University - Oxford is a large public school located in the fringe town of Oxford.

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#10

Lakeshore Technical College

Cleveland, WI

Lakeshore Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for engineering-related fields students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the rural area of Cleveland, LTC is a public school with a small student population.

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 197
Indiana 92
Wisconsin 62
Ohio 124
Illinois 18

Engineering-Related Fields is one of 18 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Major Annual Graduates
Industrial & Management Engineering 5,903
Packaging Science 378
Other Engineering-Related Fields 152
Engineering Design 120

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 25 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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