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2023 Most Popular Other Engineering Schools in Illinois

5 Colleges
$140,321 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Other Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, 140 degrees and certificates were awarded to other engineering students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #141 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 Other Engineering Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Other Engineering program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Other Engineering Colleges.

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the most popular school in Illinois for other engineering students. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 5 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois Institute of Technology landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Illinois at Chicago helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best other engineering schools in Illinois. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Chicago.

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The excellent programs at Wheaton College Illinois helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best other engineering schools in Illinois. Wheaton College Illinois is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Wheaton.

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#5

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern Illinois University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Other Engineering Schools in Illinois list. Located in the distant town of Charleston, EIU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Other Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Other Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 173
Ohio 88
Indiana 102
Wisconsin 5

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

Majors Similar to Other Engineering

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 5 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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