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2024 Best Architectural Engineering Technology Schools in the Great Lakes Region

6 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
349 AE Tech Degrees Awarded
$57,519 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you're seeking a degree in architectural engineering technology, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #238 one in the country in terms of popularity.As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Architectural Engineering Technology Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 349 degrees in architectural engineering technology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Architectural Engineering Technology School

Best Architectural Engineering Technology Schools in the Great Lakes Region Your choice of architectural engineering technology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Architectural Engineering Technology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

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Associate Degrees in AE Tech
Bachelor's Degrees in AE Tech
Master's Degrees in AE Tech

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Architectural Engineering Technology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Architectural Engineering Technology in the Great Lakes Region

The schools below may not offer all types of ae tech degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools in AE Tech

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
174 AE Tech Degrees Awarded
$67,788 Median Starting Salary

It's difficult to beat Purdue University - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a degree in architectural engineering technology. Purdue is a very large public university located in the small city of West Lafayette. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Purdue is a great university overall.

There were roughly 174 architectural engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent year we have data available. Those architectural engineering technology students who get their degree from Purdue University - Main Campus make $10,269 more than the average ae tech student.

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2
Ferris crest
Ferris State University
Big Rapids, MI
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI
31 AE Tech Degrees Awarded

Ferris State University is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in architectural engineering technology. Ferris is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Big Rapids. This university ranks 16th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were approximately 31 architectural engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at Ferris in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$62,431 Median Starting Salary
$18,500 Median Student Debt

It is hard to beat Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis if you wish to pursue a degree in architectural engineering technology. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #274 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means IUPUI is a great university overall.

There were about 23 architectural engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at IUPUI in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the architectural engineering technology degree program at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis earn $4,912 more than the average college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

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3
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In WI
16.7% Growth in Graduates

Western Technical College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in architectural engineering technology. Located in the small city of La Crosse, Western Technical College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 10th out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were approximately 12 architectural engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at Western Technical College in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
$40,548 Median Starting Salary
$12,000 Median Student Debt

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in architectural engineering technology. NWTC is a fairly large public college located in the city of Green Bay. This college ranks 36th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were approximately 12 architectural engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at NWTC in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the ae tech program state that they receive average early career earnings of $40,548.

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5
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In WI

Located in the city of Madison, Madison College is a public college with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #419 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Madison College is a great college overall.

There were roughly 12 architectural engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at Madison College in the most recent data year.

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6
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In OH

Located in the city of Dayton, Sinclair Community College is a public college with a large student population. This college ranks 30th out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were roughly 4 architectural engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at Sinclair Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Architectural Engineering Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best architectural engineering technology schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 322 35
Ohio 314 14
Illinois 304 0
Indiana 294 195
Wisconsin 273 78

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Architectural Engineering Technology is one of 18 different types of Engineering Technologies programs to choose from.

AE Tech Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Architectural Engineering Technology 349

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Majors Similar to AE Tech

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 2,563
Electronics Engineering Technology 1,765
Mechanical Engineering Technology 1,705
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 1,506
Engineering-Related Fields 1,345
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 1,308
Environmental Control Technology 1,155
Computer Engineering Technology 733
General Engineering Technology 568
Construction Engineering Technology 458

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