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Most Popular General Engineering Technology Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in Illinois

2023 Most Popular General Engineering Technology Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in Illinois

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$54,659 Avg Salary
$24,150 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Engineering Technology Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2021-2022, 155 degrees and certificates were awarded to general engineering technology students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #27 most popular major in the state.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular General Engineering Technology Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Illinois to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Engineering Technology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for engineering tech majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our analysis found Northern Illinois University to be the most popular school for general engineering technology students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Illinois. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 7% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

Engineering Tech majors at NIU take out an average of $25,960 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $242.

Full General Engineering Technology at Northern Illinois University Report

Out of the 5 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 18% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that engineering tech majors at Illinois State take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $18,408.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Illinois University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Illinois list. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Macomb.

About 16% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 84% are male.

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#4

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

Out of the 5 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Illinois University landed the # 4 spot on the list. EIU is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Charleston.

About 11% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 89% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a great place for general engineering technology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a large student population.

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Best General Engineering Technology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Engineering Technology Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 79
Indiana 41
Wisconsin 49
Ohio 181

One of 18 majors within the trade school area of study, general engineering technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Engineering Tech Concentrations

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

Majors Similar to Engineering Tech

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 5 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 KUKA Systems GmbH.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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