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2023 Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in Michigan

11 Colleges
$64,126 Avg Salary
$21,690 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies School for You

In 2021-2022, engineering technologies students earned 2,800 degrees and certificates from a Michigan school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in Michigan ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Michigan to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.

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2023 Best Engineering Technologies Schools in Michigan

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

Top 10 Best Engineering Technologies Schools

Our analysis found Alpena Community College to be the best school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a degree in Michigan. Alpena Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Alpena.

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#2

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Out of the 11 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Wayne State is a very large public school located in the large city of Detroit.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan Technological University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in Michigan list. Michigan Tech is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Houghton.

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#4

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

Out of the 11 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Ferris State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Ferris is a fairly large public school located in the town of Big Rapids.

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#5

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Michigan University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in Michigan list. Central Michigan is a large public school located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant.

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Western Michigan University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in Michigan list. WMU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Kalamazoo.

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With a ranking of #7, Eastern Michigan University did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering technologies students. Eastern Michigan is a large public school located in the suburb of Ypsilanti.

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Macomb Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for engineering technologies students. It came in at #8 on the list. Macomb Community College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Warren.

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#9

Baker College

Owosso, MI

With a ranking of #9, Baker College did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering technologies students. Baker College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Owosso.

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#10

Northwestern Michigan College

Traverse City, MI

Northwestern Michigan College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best engineering technologies programs. NMC is a small public school located in the remote town of Traverse City.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Engineering Technologies Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 2,683
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 11 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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