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

4 Colleges
$75,426 Avg Salary
$25,409 Avg Student Debt

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, electrical engineering was ranked #40 in the country. In fact 28,844 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Electrical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for EE majors pursuing an online .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern Indiana the most popular online school in the Great Lakes Region for electrical engineering students. Located in the midsize suburb of Evansville, USI is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Michigan Technological University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Electrical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Houghton.

After completing their degree, EE graduates from Michigan Tech carry an average student debtload of $27,000. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $404, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Dearborn is a great place for electrical engineering students pursuing an online degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Dearborn, UM Dearborn is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

On average, EE graduates from UM Dearborn take out $21,970 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#4

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Electrical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a very large student population.

EE majors at Purdue take out an average of $18,409 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $417, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1,147
Ohio 1,153
Illinois 1,029
Indiana 730
Wisconsin 465

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One of 40 majors within the area of study, electrical engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to EE

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917
Biomedical Engineering 12,811

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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 NASA.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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