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2023 Most Popular Science Technologies Schools in the Great Lakes Region

36 Colleges
$53,132 Avg Salary
$19,125 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Science Technologies / Technicians School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, science technologies / technicians was ranked #37 in the country. In fact 6,451 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 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.

The Most Popular Science Technologies Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 36 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Science Technologies / Technicians program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for science tech majors pursuing a .

#1

Oakland Community College

Bloomfield Hills, MI

Our analysis found Oakland Community College to be the most popular school for science technologies / technicians students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Oakland Community College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Bloomfield Hills.

Science Tech majors at Oakland Community College take out an average of $13,750 in student loans while working on their egree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Madison Area Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Science Technologies Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Madison College is a large public school located in the large city of Madison.

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The excellent programs at University of Wisconsin - Stout helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best science technologies / technicians schools in the Great Lakes Region . UW - Stout is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Menomonie.

The average amount in student loans that science tech majors at UW - Stout take out is $24,500.

Full Science Technologies / Technicians at University of Wisconsin - Stout Report

#4

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ivy Tech Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Science Technologies Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

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#5

Lincoln Trail College

Robinson, IL

The excellent programs at Lincoln Trail College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best science technologies / technicians schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the rural area of Robinson, Lincoln Trail College is a public college with a small student population.

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Fox Valley Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Science Technologies Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

With a ranking of #7, Northwestern University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for science technologies / technicians 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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With a ranking of #7, Purdue University Fort Wayne did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for science technologies / technicians students. Located in the large city of Fort Wayne, PFW is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Sinclair Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular science technologies / technicians programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Dayton, Sinclair Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Science Technologies / Technicians at Sinclair Community College Report

#10

Triton College

River Grove, IL

Triton College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for science technologies / technicians students. It came in at #10 on the list. Triton College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of River Grove.

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Best Science Technologies / Technicians Colleges by State

Explore the best science technologies / technicians schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 14
Michigan 127
Ohio 33
Illinois 34
Wisconsin 44

Science Tech Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Physical Science Technicians 2,909
Other Science Technologies/Technicians 2,451
Biology & Biotech Lab Technician 732
Nuclear & Radiological Technicians 299
General Science Technologies/Technicians 60

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 27 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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