2023 Best Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 224 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best programs for trade school students.
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Top Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region of the U.S.
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Our analysis found Miami University - Hamilton to be the best school for trade school students in the Great Lakes Region .
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of St Francis. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
The excellent programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best trade schools in the Great Lakes Region .
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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The excellent programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best trade schools in the Great Lakes Region .
University of Wisconsin - Stout ranked #6 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Flex did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students. It came in at #7 on the list.
With a ranking of #8, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire did quite well on this year’s best schools for trade school students working.
Ohio Northern University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
Concordia University, Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students. It came in at #10 on the list.
University of Wisconsin - La Crosse ranked #11 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
Miami University - Middletown came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
Michigan State University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best trade school programs.
With a ranking of #14, Marietta College did quite well on this year’s best schools for trade school students working.
With a ranking of #15, Madison Area Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for trade school students working.
Viterbo University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
With a ranking of #17, Michigan Technological University did quite well on this year’s best schools for trade school students working.
DeVry University - Illinois landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best trade school programs.
Marquette University landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best trade school programs.
Herzing University - Akron did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students. It came in at #20 on the list.
Moraine Park Technical College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
Fox Valley Technical College landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best trade school programs.
Rasmussen University - Illinois came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
Chippewa Valley Technical College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
Ivy Tech Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students. It came in at #25 on the list.
Rest of the Top 15% Best Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region of the U.S.
Not only did these schools make the top 34 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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Honorable Mentions
These schools also performed well in our best trade schools ranking:
| Rank | School | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Champaign, IL |
| 36 | National Louis University | Chicago, IL |
| 37 | College of Lake County | Grayslake, IL |
| 38 | Purdue University Northwest | Hammond, IN |
| 39 | Northern Illinois University | Dekalb, IL |
| 40 | Rasmussen University - Wisconsin | Green Bay, WI |
| 41 | William Rainey Harper College | Palatine, IL |
| 42 | Southwest Wisconsin Technical College | Fennimore, WI |
| 43 | University of Indianapolis | Indianapolis, IN |
| 44 | Siena Heights University | Adrian, MI |
| 45 | University of Wisconsin - Green Bay | Green Bay, WI |
Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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