2023 Best General Engineering Technology Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region
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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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Stout is a great place for general engineering technology students. 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.
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 suburb of Middletown.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best General Engineering Technology Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Normal.
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With a ranking of #6, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for general engineering technology students. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a very large student population.
With a ranking of #7, Northern Illinois University did quite well on this year’s best schools for general engineering technology students. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.
Western Illinois University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best General Engineering Technology Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the remote town of Macomb, WIU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale ranked #9 on this year’s Best General Engineering Technology Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. SIUC is a large public school located in the city of Carbondale.
Ivy Tech Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general engineering technology programs. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Best General Engineering Technology Colleges by State
Explore the best general engineering technology colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Michigan | 79 |
Indiana | 41 |
Wisconsin | 49 |
Ohio | 181 |
Illinois | 155 |
General Engineering Technology Related Rankings by Major
General Engineering Technology is one of 18 different types of trade school programs to choose from.
Engineering Tech Focus Areas
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Engineering Technology | 3,685 |
Applied Engineering Technologies | 156 |
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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).
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