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2023 Best General Engineering Technology Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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$53,657 Avg Salary
$22,278 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Engineering Technology School for You

General Engineering Technology is the #27 most popular major in the country with 3,841 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best General Engineering Technology Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 18 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best General Engineering Technology Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for engineering tech majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best General Engineering Technology Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Miami University - Hamilton the best school in the Great Lakes Region for general engineering technology students. Miami University - Hamilton is a small public school located in the large suburb of Hamilton.

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Out of the 18 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Stout landed the # 2 spot on the list. UW - Stout is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Menomonie.

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Out of the 18 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses landed the # 3 spot on the list. Trine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Angola.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Miami University - Middletown is a great place for general engineering technology students. Miami University - Middletown is a small public school located in the small suburb of Middletown.

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The excellent programs at Illinois State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general engineering technology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Illinois State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Normal.

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#6

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for general engineering technology students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a very large student population.

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Northern Illinois University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general engineering technology programs. NIU is a large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.

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Western Illinois University ranked #8 on this year’s Best General Engineering Technology Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general engineering technology programs. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Carbondale.

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#10

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Ivy Tech Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best General Engineering Technology Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best General Engineering Technology Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 79
Indiana 41
Wisconsin 49
Ohio 181
Illinois 155

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

Engineering Tech Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Engineering Technology 3,685
Applied Engineering Technologies 156

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 18 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 KUKA Systems GmbH.

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