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2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree School for You

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 Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 75 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering Technologies program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University - Main Campus the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for engineering technologies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

About 15% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 85% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 204 students majoring in engineering tech at SIUC, 96% are male and 4% are female.

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#3

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Ferris State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public school with a large student population.

About 16% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 84% are male.

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#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 38% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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#5

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Indiana State University is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 6% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 94% are male.

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering technologies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 25% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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#7

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

University of Toledo ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Toledo is a fairly large public school located in the city of Toledo.

About 8% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 92% are male.

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Purdue University Northwest landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree engineering technologies programs. Purdue Northwest is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Hammond.

About 7% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 93% are male.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree engineering technologies programs. IUPUI is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

About 16% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 84% are male.

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University of Akron Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Akron.

Of the 109 students majoring in engineering tech at University of Akron Main Campus, 91% are male and 9% are female.

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With a ranking of #11, University of Wisconsin - Stout did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 16% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
12 University of Wisconsin - Platteville Platteville, WI
13 Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI
14 DeVry University - Illinois Chicago, IL
15 Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL

Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State

Explore the best 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

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 26 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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