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2024 Best Engineering Schools in Ohio

16 Colleges in Ohio
8,811 Engineering Degrees Awarded
$66,465 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #7 out of 38 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 16 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Engineering Schools in Ohio ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 8,811 degrees in engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Engineering School

Best Engineering Schools in Ohio The engineering program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Engineering rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for engineering schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Engineering Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Engineering
Master's Degrees in Engineering
Doctor's Degrees in Engineering

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 Engineering Schools in Ohio list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Engineering in Ohio

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the engineering degree levels they offer.

10 Top Ohio Schools in Engineering

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
615 Engineering Degrees Awarded
5.2% Growth in Graduates

Case Western Reserve University is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in engineering. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #63 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Case Western is a great university overall.

There were approximately 615 engineering students who graduated with this degree at Case Western in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the engineering program report average early career earnings of $67,836.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2,359 Engineering Degrees Awarded
$67,481 Median Starting Salary

Ohio State University - Main Campus is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in engineering. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Ohio State is a great university overall.

There were about 2359 engineering students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the engineering program make an average of $67,481 for their early career.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
591 Engineering Degrees Awarded
$71,681 Median Starting Salary

University of Dayton is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in engineering. Located in the medium-sized city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #184 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UDayton is a great university overall.

There were about 591 engineering students who graduated with this degree at UDayton in the most recent data year. Those engineering students who get their degree from University of Dayton make $5,216 more than the standard engineering grad.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1,148 Engineering Degrees Awarded
7.0% Growth in Graduates

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a good choice for students interested in a degree in engineering. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #166 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UC is a great university overall.

There were about 1148 engineering students who graduated with this degree at UC in the most recent year we have data available. Those engineering students who get their degree from University of Cincinnati - Main Campus earn $4,568 more than the typical engineering grad.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
285 Engineering Degrees Awarded
$62,561 Median Starting Salary

Located in the fringe town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #116 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Miami University - Oxford is a great university overall.

There were about 285 engineering students who graduated with this degree at Miami University - Oxford in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the engineering program earn around $62,561 in the first couple years of their career.

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6
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
488 Engineering Degrees Awarded
$76,028 Median Starting Salary

Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #239 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means OHIO Athens is a great university overall.

There were approximately 487.99999999999994 engineering students who graduated with this degree at OHIO Athens in the most recent year we have data available. Those engineering students who get their degree from Ohio University - Athens Campus earn $9,562 more than the typical engineering student.

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7
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
575 Engineering Degrees Awarded
$64,651 Median Starting Salary

Located in the medium-sized city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 27th out of 96 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were roughly 575 engineering students who graduated with this degree at University of Akron Main Campus in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the engineering program make an average of $64,651 for their early career.

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8
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
644 Engineering Degrees Awarded
6.4% Growth in Graduates

University of Toledo is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Toledo. A Best Colleges rank of #470 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University of Toledo is a great university overall.

There were approximately 644 engineering students who graduated with this degree at University of Toledo in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the engineering program make an average of $65,257 for their early career.

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9
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
80 Engineering Degrees Awarded
1.3% Growth in Graduates

ONU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the fringe town of Ada. This university ranks 22nd out of 96 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were about 80 engineering students who graduated with this degree at ONU in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the engineering program report average early career income of $65,447.

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10
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
128 Engineering Degrees Awarded
20.3% Growth in Graduates

Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 23rd out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were roughly 128 engineering students who graduated with this degree at BGSU in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the engineering program report average early career income of $61,606.

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Best Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Indiana 38 5,328
Michigan 38 8,498
Illinois 38 6,581
Wisconsin 37 3,379

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Engineering Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 2,106
Electrical Engineering 1,153
Computer Engineering 1,143
Chemical Engineering 791
Civil Engineering 769
Biomedical Engineering 529
General Engineering 326
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 314
Industrial Engineering 256
Systems Engineering 180

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