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Most Popular General Engineering Technology Trade Schools in Illinois

2023 Most Popular General Engineering Technology Trade Schools in Illinois

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$51,182 Avg Salary
$21,765 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Engineering Technology 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 Trade Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Illinois 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 General Engineering Technology program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Engineering Technology Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Northern Illinois University the most popular school in Illinois for general engineering technology students. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a large student population.

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Out of the 7 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a very large student population.

Full General Engineering Technology at Illinois State University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Illinois University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular General Engineering Technology Trade Schools in Illinois list. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Macomb.

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Out of the 7 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Morrison Institute of Technology landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Morrison, Morrison Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Read full report on General Engineering Technology at Morrison Institute of Technology

#5

McHenry County College

Crystal Lake, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend McHenry County College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General Engineering Technology Trade Schools in Illinois list. Located in the rural area of Crystal Lake, MCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Read full report on General Engineering Technology at McHenry County College

#6

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

With a ranking of #6, Eastern Illinois University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general engineering technology students. EIU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Charleston.

Full General Engineering Technology at Eastern Illinois University Report

Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general engineering technology students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a large student population.

Full General Engineering Technology at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Report

Best General Engineering Technology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Engineering Technology Schools 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 7 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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