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2023 Most Popular Construction Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region

9 Colleges
$65,508 Avg Salary
$25,125 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Construction Engineering School for You

Construction Engineering is the #252 most popular major in the country with 878 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Construction Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Construction Engineering program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for construction engineering majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named Bowling Green State University - Main Campus the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for construction engineering students. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a large student population.

After completing their degree, construction engineering graduates from BGSU carry an average student debt load of $27,500.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a very large student population.

On average, construction engineering graduates from UC take out $23,500 in student loans while working on their degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $291, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#3

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Construction 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, construction engineering graduates from Purdue carry an average student debt load of $22,500.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Illinois Institute of Technology. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lawrence Technological University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Construction Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Southfield, Lawrence Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. U-M is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for construction engineering students. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a very large student population.

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#7

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

Marquette University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

Bradley University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular construction engineering programs. Bradley is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Peoria.

While working on their degree, construction engineering majors at Bradley accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

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Best Construction Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best construction engineering colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 20
Ohio 105
Illinois 27
Indiana 37
Wisconsin 6

Construction Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 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 Daniel Christensen.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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