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2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in Illinois

56 Colleges
$55,742 Avg Salary
$24,150 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 56 schools in Illinois 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.

Check out the engineering tech 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 degree in Illinois. SIUC is a large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.

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Out of the 56 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Midwest Technical Institute - Springfield, Illinois landed the # 2 spot on the list. MTI - Springfield, Illinois is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Springfield.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend William Rainey Harper College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Palatine, Harper College is a public college with a large student population.

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#4

Joliet Junior College

Joliet, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Joliet Junior College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Joliet, Joliet Junior College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

DeVry University - Illinois

Naperville, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend DeVry University - Illinois. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in Illinois list. Located in the medium-sized city of Naperville, DeVry University - Illinois is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Moraine Valley Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the large suburb of Palos Hills, MVCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Northern Illinois University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for engineering technologies students. It came in at #7 on the list. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.

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#8

College of DuPage

Glen Ellyn, IL

College of DuPage ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large suburb of Glen Ellyn, COD is a public school with a very large student population.

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#9

College of Lake County

Grayslake, IL

College of Lake County came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in Illinois ranking. College of Lake County is a large public school located in the large suburb of Grayslake.

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#10

Triton College

River Grove, IL

Triton College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in Illinois list. Triton College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of River Grove.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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