2023 Most Popular Computer Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region
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Computer Engineering is the #56 most popular major in the country with 17,987 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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The Most Popular Computer Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 78 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 Computer Engineering program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Computer Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Computer Engineering Colleges.
Top 15% Most Popular Computer Engineering Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Ohio State University - Main Campus the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for computer engineering students. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus.
CE majors at Ohio State take out an average of $21,497 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $202, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.
The average amount in student loans that CE majors at UIUC take out is $20,500. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $574, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
Out of the 78 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 3 spot on the list. U-M is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.
After completing their degree, CE graduates from U-M carry an average student debt load of $18,500.
Full Computer Engineering at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.
After completing their degree, CE graduates from Purdue carry an average student debt load of $23,000. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $498, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
Out of the 78 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Toledo landed the # 5 spot on the list. University of Toledo is a large public school located in the city of Toledo.
On average, CE graduates from University of Toledo take out $23,750 in student loans while working on their degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $225.
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a very large student population.
After completing their degree, CE graduates from UC carry an average student debt load of $20,400. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $346, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
University of Wisconsin - Madison came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.
Bowling Green State University - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
While working on their degree, CE majors at BGSU accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $339, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
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Oakland University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Rochester Hills.
On average, CE graduates from Oakland take out $25,625 in student loans while working on their degree.
Read full report on Computer Engineering at Oakland University
Milwaukee School of Engineering came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. MSOE is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.
While working on their degree, CE majors at MSOE accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.
Full Computer Engineering at Milwaukee School of Engineering Report
Michigan Technological University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the remote town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
On average, CE graduates from Michigan Tech take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.
Full Computer Engineering at Michigan Technological University Report
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional popular schools for Computer Engineering students in the Great Lakes Region that almost earned our Most Popular Computer Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology | Terre Haute, IN |
| 12 | Northwestern University | Evanston, IL |
| 14 | Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI |
| 15 | Wright State University - Main Campus | Dayton, OH |
Best Computer Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best computer engineering colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 632 |
| Ohio | 1,143 |
| Illinois | 742 |
| Indiana | 470 |
| Wisconsin | 272 |
Computer Engineering Related Majors
One of 40 majors within the area of study, computer engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to CE
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | 46,178 |
| Electrical Engineering | 28,844 |
| Civil Engineering | 21,388 |
| Chemical Engineering | 12,917 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 12,811 |
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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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