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Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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$46,909 Avg Salary
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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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular online associate degree programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online engineering tech associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

#1

DeVry University - Illinois

Naperville, IL

Our analysis found DeVry University - Illinois to be the most popular school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue an online associate degree in the Great Lakes Region . DeVry University - Illinois is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Naperville.

Women make up 18% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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Our analysis found James A Rhodes State College to be the most popular school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue an online associate degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small suburb of Lima, Rhodes State College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 51 students majoring in engineering tech at Rhodes State College, 92% are male and 8% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Cincinnati State Technical and Community College is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their online associate degree. Cincinnati State is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

About 13% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 87% are male.

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at Northcentral Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering technologies schools in the Great Lakes Region . North Central Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Wausau.

Of the 68 students majoring in engineering tech at North Central Technical College, 88% are male and 12% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Bowling Green State University - Firelands is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their online associate degree. BGSU-Firelands is a small public school located in the rural area of Huron.

Of the 21 students majoring in engineering tech at BGSU-Firelands, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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Fox Valley Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. FVTC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton.

Women make up 11% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, Washington State Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their online associate degree. WSCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Marietta.

Of the 13 students majoring in engineering tech at WSCC, 92% are male and 8% are female.

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Moraine Park Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree engineering technologies programs. Moraine Park Technical College is a small public school located in the small city of Fond du Lac.

Women make up 14% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Angola, Trine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in engineering tech at Trine, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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Siena Heights University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the town of Adrian, Siena Heights University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Explore the most popular online 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 10 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.

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