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2023 Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Schools in Illinois

3 Colleges
$53,679 Avg Salary
$24,708 Avg Student Debt

With 1,478 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, engineering technologies is the #22 most popular major in Illinois.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Illinois to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

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

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 Illinois. SIUC is a large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.

While working on their degree, engineering tech majors at SIUC accumulate an average of around $16,667 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $178.

Full Engineering Technologies at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Report

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 Illinois list. Located in the large suburb of Palatine, Harper College is a public college with a large student population.

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The excellent online programs at DeVry University - Illinois helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering technologies schools in Illinois. DeVry University - Illinois is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Chicago.

The average amount in student loans that engineering tech majors at DeVry University - Illinois take out is $47,047. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $172.

Full Engineering Technologies at DeVry University - Illinois Report

Best Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 2,230
Michigan 2,201
Ohio 2,673
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 3 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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