2024 Best Energy Systems Technologies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Energy Systems Technologiesbachelor's programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #258 out of the 363 majors we look at each year. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Energy Systems Technologies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 50 bachelor's degrees in energy systems technologies to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to energy systems technologies students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of energy systems technologies students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt energy systems technologies students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized energy systems technologies related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for energy systems technologies students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Energy Systems Technologies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Energy Systems Technologies in the Great Lakes Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for energy systems technologies students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Energy Systems Technologies

1

Ferris State University
Big Rapids, MI

31 Annual Graduates

$20,308 Median Student Debt

Ferris State University is a wonderful option for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in energy systems technologies. Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in energy systems technologies from Ferris State University

2

Illinois State University
Normal, IL

18 Annual Graduates

$17,750 Median Student Debt

Illinois State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in energy systems technologies. Illinois State is a very large public university located in the midsize suburb of Normal.More information about a bachelor’s in energy systems technologies from Illinois State University

Best Energy Systems Technologies Colleges by State

Explore the best energy systems technologies schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	261	32
Illinois	241	18

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Energy Systems Technologies Related Rankings by Major

One of 18 majors within the Engineering Technologies area of study, Energy Systems Technologies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering Technology	972
Industrial Production Technology	712
Engineering-Related Fields	461
General Engineering Technology	342
Electronics Engineering Technology	336
Architectural Engineering Technology	168
Construction Engineering Technology	167
Engineering Technology (Other)	139
Computer Engineering Technology	119
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology	111

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.