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2023 Best Other Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region

17 Colleges
$82,396 Avg Salary
$24,326 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Other Engineering School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, other engineering was ranked #176 in the country. In fact 2,760 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'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Other Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 17 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Other Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the other engineering programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Other Engineering Schools

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best school in the Great Lakes Region for other engineering students. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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The excellent programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best other engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

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The excellent programs at Ohio State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best other engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

The average amount in student loans that other engineering majors at Ohio State take out is $24,500.

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#4

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Out of the 17 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

While working on their degree, other engineering majors at Purdue accumulate an average of around $20,066 in student debt.

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Out of the 17 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lawrence Technological University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Southfield, Lawrence Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Ohio Northern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for other engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. ONU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Ada.

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Miami University - Oxford landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best other engineering programs. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public school located in the town of Oxford.

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#8

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Other Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that other engineering majors at Michigan State take out is $24,364.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #9 on this year’s Best Other Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

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University of Michigan - Dearborn did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for other engineering students. It came in at #10 on the list. UM Dearborn is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Dearborn.

Full Other Engineering at University of Michigan - Dearborn Report

Best Other Engineering Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 173
Ohio 88
Illinois 140
Indiana 102
Wisconsin 5

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

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 17 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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