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Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2 Colleges
$10,019 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree School for You

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 Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree 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 associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Mechanical Engineering program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree Colleges.

#1

Stark State College

North Canton, OH

Our 2023 rankings named Stark State College the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for mechanical engineering students working on their associate degree. Stark State College is a large public school located in the large suburb of North Canton.

About 10% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 90% are male.

The average amount in student loans that ME majors at Stark State College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $18,976.

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#2

Henry Ford College

Dearborn, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Henry Ford College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Henry Ford College is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Dearborn.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best mechanical engineering colleges 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

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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