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2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in Illinois

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Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, engineering technologies was ranked 5th in Illinois. In fact, 2,110 were awarded in the state in 2021-2022.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

The Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Illinois to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular 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.

Check out the engineering tech bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Illinois.

Our analysis found Southern Illinois University Carbondale to be the most popular school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Illinois. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Carbondale.

Of the 167 students majoring in engineering tech at SIUC, 90% are male and 10% are female.

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DeVry University - Illinois

Naperville, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DeVry University - Illinois. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Illinois list. Located in the medium-sized city of Naperville, DeVry University - Illinois is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northern Illinois University is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their bachelor’s degree. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.

About 7% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 93% are male.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Illinois State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in Illinois. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal.

Of the 63 students majoring in engineering tech at Illinois State, 86% are male and 14% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Illinois University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Illinois list. Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 19 students majoring in engineering tech at WIU, 84% are male and 16% are female.

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Illinois Institute of Technology 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 #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

About 27% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 73% are male.

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East-West University

Chicago, IL

East-West University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Illinois ranking. East - West University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Of the 5 students majoring in engineering tech at East - West University, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

With a ranking of #8, Eastern Illinois University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Charleston, EIU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 9% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 75% are male.

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University of Illinois at Chicago ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Illinois list. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Chicago.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 2,683
Michigan 2,800
Wisconsin 1,491
Ohio 4,134

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 12 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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