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Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Engineering Technologies 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 Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 72 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Engineering Technologies Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Engineering Technologies Colleges.

Top 10 Best Engineering Technologies Schools

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

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The excellent programs at Alpena Community College 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 rural area of Alpena, Alpena Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Miami University - Hamilton. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Hamilton, Miami University - Hamilton is a public college with a small student population.

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#4

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 #4 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies 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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#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Michigan State University is a great place for engineering technologies students. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.

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Ohio Northern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for engineering technologies students. It came in at #6 on the list. ONU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Ada.

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Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses ranked #7 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Angola, Trine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Stout ranked #8 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the distant town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Illinois Institute of Technology ranked #9 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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#10

Polaris Career Center

Middleburg Heights, OH

Polaris Career Center ranked #10 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Polaris Career Center is a fairly small public school located in the large suburb of Middleburg Heights.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
11 University of Wisconsin - Platteville Platteville, WI
12 University of Wisconsin - Whitewater Whitewater, WI
13 Miami University - Middletown Middletown, OH
14 University of Dayton Dayton, OH

Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering technologies schools 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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