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

47 Colleges
$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 2023 rankings named The University of Findlay the best school in the Great Lakes Region for engineering technologies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Findlay, Findlay is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Miami University - Hamilton helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering technologies schools in the Great Lakes Region . 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 city of West Lafayette.

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#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Michigan State University is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the distant town of Angola, Trine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Ohio Northern University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. ONU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the 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 distant town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering technologies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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With a ranking of #9, Miami University - Middletown did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering technologies students working on their bachelor’s degree. 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 landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree engineering technologies programs. UW - Platteville is a medium-sized public school located in the distant 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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