by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for engineering-related fields students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 461 bachelor's degrees in engineering-related fields to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
The engineering-related fields bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality engineering-related fields program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
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.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for engineering-related fields students working on their bachelor's degree.
The engineering-related fields school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in engineering-related fields.
It's hard to beat Purdue University - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in engineering-related fields. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a very large student population.
Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the engineering-related fields program report average early career income of $57,870.
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Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in engineering-related fields needs to take a look at Michigan State University. Michigan State is a very large public university located in the small city of East Lansing.
Engineering-Related Fields bachelor's degree recipients from Michigan State University get an earnings boost of around $5,246 over the average income of engineering-related fields majors.
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Illinois Institute of Technology is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in engineering-related fields. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
Engineering-Related Fields bachelor's degree recipients from Illinois Institute of Technology get an earnings boost of around $4,855 above the average earnings of engineering-related fields majors.
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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in engineering-related fields. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public university with a fairly large student population.
Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the engineering-related fields program make an average of $61,973 for their early career.
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Located in the town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public university with a medium-sized student population.
Engineering-Related Fields bachelor's degree recipients from University of Wisconsin - Stout earn a boost of approximately $4,251 over the typical earnings of engineering-related fields graduates.
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Michigan Tech is a medium-sized public university located in the remote town of Houghton.More information about a bachelor’s in engineering-related fields from Michigan Technological University
Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in engineering-related fields from Eastern Michigan University
WMU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Kalamazoo.
Soon after graduation, engineering-related fields bachelor's recipients generally make around $57,803 in their early careers.
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Located in the fringe town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public university with a fairly large student population.
Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the engineering-related fields program make an average of $62,902 for their early career.
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Purdue Northwest is a moderately-sized public university located in the large suburb of Hammond.
Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the engineering-related fields program earn around $52,444 in the first couple years of their career.
More information about a bachelor’s in engineering-related fields from Purdue University NorthwestExplore the best engineering-related fields schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .
One of 18 majors within the Engineering Technologies area of study, Engineering-Related Fields has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Industrial & Management Engineering | 267 |
| Packaging Science | 194 |
