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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Engineering-Related Fields is the 112th most popular major in the country with 6,736 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, engineering-related fields graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $77,404 and had an average of $26,200 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,345 engineering-related fields graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,498 and $28,325 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 461 engineering-related fields graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 19 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering-related fields. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in engineering-related fields.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Stout. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Menomonie, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school handed out 49 degrees to qualified bachelors’s engineering-related fields students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Bowling Green, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 66 degrees to qualified bachelors’s engineering-related fields students in 2020-2021.
Full Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Engineering-Related Fields Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region. Michigan State is a large school located in East Lansing, Michigan that handed out 135 bachelors’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan Technological University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region. Michigan Tech is a public institution located in Houghton, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Illinois Institute of Technology. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region. This medium-sized school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Eastern Michigan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 30 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s engineering-related fields students in 2020-2021.
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Clark State Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Clark State Community College is a medium-sized school located in Springfield, Ohio that handed out 6 bachelors’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This large school is located in West Lafayette, Indiana, and it awarded 52 bachelors’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Purdue University - Main Campus Engineering-Related Fields Report
University of Southern Indiana did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #9. USI is located in Evansville, Indiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s engineering-related fields degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Indiana State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Indiana State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Terre Haute, Indiana. It awarded 10 bachelors’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
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Purdue University Northwest landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Purdue University Northwest is a medium-sized school located in Hammond, Indiana that handed out 7 bachelors’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Purdue University Northwest Engineering-Related Fields Report
Miami University - Oxford did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #12. Miami University - Oxford is located in Oxford, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s engineering-related fields degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full UC Engineering-Related Fields Report
Western Michigan University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Kalamazoo, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering-related fields degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
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Valparaiso University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Valparaiso, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s engineering-related fields students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Valparaiso University Engineering-Related Fields Report
Earlham College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Earlham is located in Richmond, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s engineering-related fields degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Earlham College Engineering-Related Fields Report
Trine University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Trine University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Angola, Indiana. It awarded 0 bachelors’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #16. Trine is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Trine Engineering-Related Fields Report
University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Illinois at Chicago is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Notes and References
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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