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2023 Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Schools in the Great Lakes Region

25 Colleges
$55,609 Avg Salary
$22,191 Avg Student Debt

Engineering Technologies is the #20 most popular major in the country with 85,188 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 25 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular online programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online engineering tech programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our analysis found Southern Illinois University Carbondale to be the most popular school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue an online degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a large student population.

After completing their degree, engineering tech graduates from SIUC carry an average student debtload of $16,667. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $178, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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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 #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Harper College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Palatine.

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#3

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

Out of the 25 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

On average, engineering tech graduates from Indiana State take out $25,214 in student loans while working on their degree.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means James A Rhodes State College is a great place for engineering technologies students pursuing an online degree. Located in the small suburb of Lima, Rhodes State College is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northcentral Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. North Central Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Wausau.

Engineering Tech majors at North Central Technical College take out an average of $7,850 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Ohio University - Athens Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Athens.

On average, engineering tech graduates from OHIO Athens take out $26,000 in student loans while working on their degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $501.

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DeVry University - Illinois did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for engineering technologies students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Chicago, DeVry University - Illinois is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

On average, engineering tech graduates from DeVry University - Illinois take out $47,047 in student loans while working on their degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $172.

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Sinclair Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best engineering technologies programs. Sinclair Community College is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Dayton.

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Cincinnati State Technical and Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Cincinnati State is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

The average amount in student loans that engineering tech majors at Cincinnati State take out is $15,494.

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Fox Valley Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. FVTC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton.

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Explore the most popular online engineering technologies colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 2,230
Michigan 2,201
Ohio 2,673
Illinois 1,478
Wisconsin 1,081

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Engineering Tech Majors to Study

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
Engineering-Related Fields 6,736
Mechanical Engineering Technology 6,013
General Engineering Technology 4,676
Construction Engineering Technology 4,330
Quality Control Technology 3,824
Computer Engineering Technology 3,595
Engineering Technology (Other) 1,768
Architectural Engineering Technology 1,290
Energy Systems Technologies 1,256
Civil Engineering Technology 1,187
Engineering-Related Technologies 989
Mining & Petroleum Technology 445
Nuclear Engineering Technology 220
Nanotechnology 114

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396
Physical Sciences 50,306

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.

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