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

20 Colleges
$56,482 Avg Salary
$21,552 Avg Student Debt

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 Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular online 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our analysis found Southern Illinois University Carbondale to be the most popular school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue an online degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 20 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, William Rainey Harper College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Harper College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Palatine.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means James A Rhodes State College is a great place for engineering technologies students pursuing an online degree. Located in the small suburb of Lima, Rhodes State College is a public school with a small student population.

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#4

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

Out of the 20 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northcentral Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. North Central Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Wausau.

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#6

DeVry University - Illinois

Naperville, IL

DeVry University - Illinois landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best engineering technologies programs. DeVry University - Illinois is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Naperville.

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Sinclair Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for engineering technologies students. It came in at #7 on the list. Sinclair Community College is a large public school located in the city of Dayton.

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Cincinnati State Technical and Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Cincinnati State is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

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Fox Valley Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. FVTC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton.

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Washington State Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best engineering technologies programs. WSCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Marietta.

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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 20 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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