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2023 Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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$57,857 Avg Salary
$26,250 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2021-2022, 84,036 engineering technologies students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #4 most popular in the country.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 47 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.

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2023 Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 10 Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found The University of Findlay to be the best school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the distant town of Findlay, Findlay is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami University - Hamilton. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Hamilton, Miami University - Hamilton is a public college with a small 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 Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree 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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Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Angola, Trine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Ohio Northern University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. ONU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Ada.

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University of Wisconsin - Stout ranked #7 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering technologies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 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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Miami University - Middletown did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering technologies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Middletown, Miami University - Middletown is a public college with a small student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Platteville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering technologies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. UW - Platteville is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Platteville.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering technologies colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 2,683
Michigan 2,800
Wisconsin 1,491
Ohio 4,134
Illinois 2,110

Engineering Tech Majors to Study

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
Engineering-Related Fields 6,553
Mechanical Engineering Technology 6,205
Construction Engineering Technology 4,299
General Engineering Technology 3,841
Quality Control Technology 3,720
Computer Engineering Technology 3,509
Engineering Technology (Other) 1,907
Energy Systems Technologies 1,277
Architectural Engineering Technology 1,239
Civil Engineering Technology 1,155
Engineering-Related Technologies 969
Mining & Petroleum Technology 410
Nuclear Engineering Technology 235
Nanotechnology 104

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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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