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Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended 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.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 40 colleges that offer a degree in engineering-related fields. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular engineering-related fields programs in the United States.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region engineering-related fields students.
Out of the 40 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the #1 spot on the list. East Lansing, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s engineering-related fields degrees to 149 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Full Michigan State University Engineering-Related Fields Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region. Located in Bowling Green, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 100 degrees to qualified ’s engineering-related fields students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region. Located in West Lafayette, Indiana, this large public school awarded 84 diplomas to qualified ’s engineering-related fields students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Full Purdue Engineering-Related Fields Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region. OHIO Athens is a large school located in Athens, Ohio that handed out 129 ’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region list. UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 62 ’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 94%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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 UIUC Engineering-Related Fields Report
Illinois Institute of Technology ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s engineering-related fields degrees to 58 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
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Eastern Michigan University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #7. Eastern Michigan is a public institution located in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 52 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Eastern Michigan University Engineering-Related Fields Report
University of Michigan - Dearborn came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Michigan - Dearborn is a public institution located in Dearborn, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 50 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Wisconsin - Stout landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Menomonie, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school awarded 49 degrees to qualified ’s engineering-related fields students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.
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Oakland University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, and it awarded 48 ’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Purdue University Northwest did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #11. Purdue University Northwest is a medium-sized public school situated in Hammond, Indiana. It awarded 54 ’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #12, University of Dayton did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region list. UDayton is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dayton, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 47 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #12. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 55 ’s engineering-related fields degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full IUPUI Engineering-Related Fields Report
With a ranking of #14, Indiana Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 39 degrees to qualified ’s engineering-related fields students in 2020-2021.
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Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 35 degrees to qualified ’s engineering-related fields students 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Trine Engineering-Related Fields Report
With a ranking of #16, Northwestern University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Northwestern is a large school located in Evanston, Illinois that handed out 33 ’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #17, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it awarded 31 ’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Engineering-Related Fields Report
Kettering University ranked #18 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Kettering University is a small school located in Flint, Michigan that handed out 28 ’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. AFIT Graduate School of Engineering & Management is a small public school situated in Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. It awarded 28 ’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management Engineering-Related Fields Report
Central Michigan University ranked #20 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Central Michigan is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 ’s engineering-related fields degrees to qualified students.
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%.
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Wayne State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #21. Detroit, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s engineering-related fields degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #22, Western Michigan University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and it awarded 22 ’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
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Northern Illinois University ranked #23 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Northern Illinois University is a fairly large school located in Dekalb, Illinois that handed out 19 ’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
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Case Western Reserve University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Case Western Reserve University is located in Cleveland, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 ’s engineering-related fields degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Case Western Reserve University Engineering-Related Fields Report
With a ranking of #24, Michigan Technological University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Houghton, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s engineering-related fields degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Full Michigan Technological University Engineering-Related Fields Report
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