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2023 Most Popular General Engineering Technology Schools in the Great Lakes Region

37 Colleges
$53,657 Avg Salary
$24,611 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Engineering Technology School for You

General Engineering Technology is the #157 most popular major in the country with 4,676 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular General Engineering Technology Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 37 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Engineering Technology 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 the Great Lakes Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Northern Illinois University the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for general engineering technology students. NIU is a large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.

While working on their degree, engineering tech majors at NIU accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $332.

Full General Engineering Technology at Northern Illinois University Report

The excellent programs at Miami University - Hamilton helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general engineering technology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Miami University - Hamilton is a small public school located in the suburb of Hamilton.

While working on their degree, engineering tech majors at Miami University - Hamilton accumulate an average of around $25,446 in student debt.

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#3

Kent State University at Tuscarawas

New Philadelphia, OH

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Kent State University at Tuscarawas is a great place for general engineering technology students. Kent State University at Tuscarawas is a small public school located in the distant town of New Philadelphia.

After completing their degree, engineering tech graduates from Kent State University at Tuscarawas carry an average student debt load of $33,968.

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Out of the 37 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Stout landed the # 4 spot on the list. UW - Stout is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Menomonie.

Engineering Tech majors at UW - Stout take out an average of $25,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#5

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

The excellent programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general engineering technology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a very large student population.

Full General Engineering Technology at Purdue University - Main Campus Report

Kalamazoo Valley Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Engineering Technology Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Kalamazoo Valley Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Kalamazoo.

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Illinois State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general engineering technology students. It came in at #7 on the list. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Normal.

Engineering Tech majors at Illinois State take out an average of $19,949 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full General Engineering Technology at Illinois State University Report

Lawrence Technological University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general engineering technology students. It came in at #8 on the list. Lawrence Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Southfield.

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Western Illinois University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular General Engineering Technology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that engineering tech majors at WIU take out is $31,000.

Full General Engineering Technology at Western Illinois University Report

Kent State University at Kent landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general engineering technology programs. Kent State is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Kent.

While working on their degree, engineering tech majors at Kent State accumulate an average of around $33,968 in student debt.

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Best General Engineering Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best general engineering technology schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 100
Ohio 200
Illinois 155
Indiana 63
Wisconsin 49

General Engineering Technology is one of 18 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,906
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,593
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,964
Environmental Control Technology 8,690
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,592

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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