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2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region
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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.
The Most Popular Engineering Technologies 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 201 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular 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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for engineering tech majors pursuing a .
Top 25 Most Popular Great Lakes Region Trade Schools in Engineering Technologies
Our 2023 rankings named Ivy Tech Community College the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for engineering technologies students. Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.
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The excellent programs at Columbus State Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering technologies schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Columbus, Columbus State is a public school with a very large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northwestern Technological Institute is a great place for engineering technologies students. Located in the city of Southfield, Northwestern Technological Institute is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ferris State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Cincinnati State Technical and Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular engineering technologies programs. Cincinnati State is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.
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Stark State College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Stark State College is a large public school located in the large suburb of North Canton.
University of Akron Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular engineering technologies programs. University of Akron Main Campus is a large public school located in the city of Akron.
With a ranking of #9, Vincennes University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students. Located in the remote town of Vincennes, Vincennes University is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #10, Macomb Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students. Located in the medium-sized city of Warren, Macomb Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #11, Sinclair Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students. Sinclair Community College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Dayton.
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Northcentral Technical College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. North Central Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Wausau.
With a ranking of #13, Edison State Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students. Edison Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Piqua.
With a ranking of #14, Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a large student population.
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Midwest Technical Institute - Springfield, Illinois ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, MTI - Springfield, Illinois is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
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William Rainey Harper College ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Harper College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Palatine.
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Michigan State University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Cuyahoga Community College District ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Cuyahoga Community College District is a public college with a fairly large student population.
University of Toledo came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Toledo is a large public school located in the large city of Toledo.
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Indiana State University landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular engineering technologies programs. Located in the city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis ranked #21 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. IUPUI is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.
With a ranking of #22, Fox Valley Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students. FVTC is a large public school located in the midsize suburb of Appleton.
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With a ranking of #23, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Joliet Junior College landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular engineering technologies programs. Joliet Junior College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Joliet.
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Terra State Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for engineering technologies students. It came in at #25 on the list. Located in the rural area of Fremont, Terra Community College is a public school with a small student population.
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Rest of the Top Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
Rank | College | Location |
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31 | Milwaukee Area Technical College | Milwaukee, WI |
32 | Moraine Valley Community College | Palos Hills, IL |
33 | Washtenaw Community College | Ann Arbor, MI |
34 | James A Rhodes State College | Lima, OH |
35 | University of Wisconsin - Stout | Menomonie, WI |
36 | Gateway Technical College | Kenosha, WI |
37 | Purdue University Fort Wayne | Fort Wayne, IN |
38 | University of Wisconsin - Platteville | Platteville, WI |
38 | Lorain County Community College | Elyria, OH |
38 | Waukesha County Technical College | Pewaukee, WI |
38 | Lakeshore Technical College | Cleveland, WI |
Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State
Explore the best engineering technologies colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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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 |
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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 25 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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