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2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in Michigan

46 Colleges
$64,126 Avg Salary
$21,690 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies School for You

In 2021-2022, engineering technologies students earned 2,800 degrees and certificates from a Michigan school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 46 schools in Michigan 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Colleges.

Our analysis found Northwestern Technological Institute to be the most popular school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a degree in Michigan. Northwestern Technological Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Southfield.

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#2

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Ferris State University is a great place for engineering technologies students. Ferris is a fairly large public school located in the town of Big Rapids.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Macomb Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in Michigan list. Macomb Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Warren.

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#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in Michigan list. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

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#5

Grand Rapids Community College

Grand Rapids, MI

The excellent programs at Grand Rapids Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering technologies schools in Michigan. Grand Rapids Community College is a large public school located in the midsize city of Grand Rapids.

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Washtenaw Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for engineering technologies students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Eastern Michigan University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular engineering technologies programs. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Ypsilanti.

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#8

Oakland Community College

Auburn Hills, MI

With a ranking of #8, Oakland Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students. Oakland Community College is a large public school located in the suburb of Auburn Hills.

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Michigan Technological University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular engineering technologies programs. Michigan Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Houghton.

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#10

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in Michigan ranking. Wayne State is a very large public school located in the large city of Detroit.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 2,683
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 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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