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

2 Colleges
$71,318 Avg Salary
$24,852 Avg Student Debt

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, mechanical engineering was ranked #21 in the country. In fact 46,178 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 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.

Check out the online ME programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Michigan Technological University the most popular online school in the Great Lakes Region for mechanical engineering students. Located in the remote town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

While working on their degree, ME majors at Michigan Tech accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $271, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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The excellent online programs at University of Michigan - Dearborn helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanical engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . UM Dearborn is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Dearborn.

After completing their degree, ME graduates from UM Dearborn carry an average student debtload of $26,000. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $290, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Explore the most popular online mechanical engineering schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 2,498
Ohio 2,106
Illinois 1,183
Indiana 1,336
Wisconsin 855

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 28,844
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 2 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 Michel Villeneuve.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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