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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 2023 rankings named Miami University - Hamilton the best school in the Great Lakes Region for trade school students working on their degree. Miami University - Hamilton is a small public school situated in Hamilton, Ohio. It awarded 524 degrees in 2021-2022.
The excellent programs at University of St Francis helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best trade schools in the Great Lakes Region . University of St Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in Joliet, Illinois that handed out 980 degrees in 2021-2022.
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 . Located in Evanston, Illinois, the large private not-for-profit school awarded 9,725 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
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. Angola, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out degrees to 405 students in 2021-2022.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in West Lafayette, Indiana, the large public school awarded 13,356 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #6, University of Wisconsin - Stout did quite well on this year’s best schools for trade school students working. Located in Menomonie, Wisconsin, the medium-sized public school handed out 1,737 degrees in 2021-2022.
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. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Flex is a very small public school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that handed out 132 degrees in 2021-2022.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire did quite well on this year’s best schools for trade school students working. Located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, the fairly large public school awarded 3,030 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
Ohio Northern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students. It came in at #9 on the list. Ohio Northern University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Ada, Ohio that handed out 637 degrees in 2021-2022.
Concordia University, Chicago came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in River Forest, Illinois, and it awarded 1,817 degrees in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #11, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse did quite well on this year’s best schools for trade school students working. Located in La Crosse, Wisconsin, the fairly large public school handed out 2,551 degrees in 2021-2022.
Miami University - Middletown landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best trade school programs. Middletown, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 216 students in 2021-2022.
Michigan State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 13,090 degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #14, Marietta College did quite well on this year’s best schools for trade school students working. Marietta, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out degrees to 315 students in 2021-2022.
Madison Area Technical College landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best trade school programs. Madison Area Technical College is a fairly large public school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 3,280 degrees in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #16, Viterbo University did quite well on this year’s best schools for trade school students working. Viterbo is located in La Crosse, Wisconsin and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 951 degrees to qualified students.
Michigan Technological University landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best trade school programs. Located in Houghton, Michigan, the medium-sized public school awarded 1,754 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #18, DeVry University - Illinois did quite well on this year’s best schools for trade school students working. DeVry University - Illinois is a large private for-profit school situated in Naperville, Illinois. It awarded 9,399 degrees in 2021-2022.
Marquette University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 3,757 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #20, Herzing University - Akron did quite well on this year’s best schools for trade school students working. This very small private not-for-profit school is located in Akron, Ohio, and it awarded 185 degrees in 2021-2022.
Moraine Park Technical College ranked #21 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, the small public school awarded 1,719 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
Fox Valley Technical College landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best trade school programs. This fairly large public school is located in Appleton, Wisconsin, and it awarded 3,648 degrees in 2021-2022.
Rasmussen University - Illinois did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students. It came in at #23 on the list. Rasmussen University - Illinois is a small private for-profit school located in Rockford, Illinois that handed out 1,312 degrees in 2021-2022.
Chippewa Valley Technical College landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best trade school programs. Chippewa Valley Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin that handed out 2,576 degrees in 2021-2022.
Ivy Tech Community College ranked #25 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, the large public school awarded 31,118 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
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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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