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2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region
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.
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The Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 75 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering Technologies program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Check out the engineering tech bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .
Top 15% Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Purdue University - Main Campus to be the most popular school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.
Of the 711 students majoring in engineering tech at Purdue, 84% are male and 16% are female.
Full Engineering Technologies at Purdue University - Main Campus Report
Out of the 75 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 10% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
Full Engineering Technologies at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Report
The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Ferris State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public college with a large student population.
Women make up 12% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Ferris State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 213 students majoring in engineering tech at Michigan State, 64% are male and 36% are female.
Full Engineering Technologies at Michigan State University Report
Out of the 75 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 147 students majoring in engineering tech at Indiana State, 87% are male and 13% are female.
Full Engineering Technologies at Indiana State University Report
Bowling Green State University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a large student population.
Of the 125 students majoring in engineering tech at BGSU, 78% are male and 22% are female.
University of Toledo ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Toledo is a large public school located in the city of Toledo.
About 7% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 93% are male.
Full Engineering Technologies at University of Toledo Report
Purdue University Northwest did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering technologies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Purdue Northwest is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Hammond.
Women make up 11% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering technologies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. IUPUI is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.
Women make up 16% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
University of Akron Main Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree engineering technologies programs. University of Akron Main Campus is a large public school located in the city of Akron.
Women make up 9% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
University of Wisconsin - Stout came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 69 students majoring in engineering tech at UW - Stout, 87% are male and 13% are female.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at University of Wisconsin - Stout
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional popular schools for Engineering Technologies students in the Great Lakes Region that almost earned our Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | University of Wisconsin - Platteville | Platteville, WI |
| 13 | Eastern Michigan University | Ypsilanti, MI |
| 14 | DeVry University - Illinois | Naperville, IL |
| 15 | Northern Illinois University | Dekalb, IL |
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 Technologies Related Majors
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 26 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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