by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 989 people earned their degree in engineering-related technologies, making the major the 270th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, engineering-related technologies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $57,339 and had an average of $21,670 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 138 engineering-related technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 16 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering-related technologies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their engineering-related technologies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region engineering-related tech students.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Cincinnati State Technical and Community College is a public institution located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 23 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Cincinnati State Engineering-Related Technologies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Akron Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Akron, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 44 diplomas to qualified ’s engineering-related tech students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern Michigan College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region list. NMC is a public institution located in Traverse City, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ferris State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ferris State University is a fairly large public school situated in Big Rapids, Michigan. It awarded 11 ’s engineering-related tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vincennes University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Vincennes, Indiana, this fairly large public school handed out 12 degrees to qualified ’s engineering-related tech students in 2020-2021.
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Stark State College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in North Canton, Ohio, and it awarded 3 ’s engineering-related tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Stark State College Engineering-Related Technologies Report
Lansing Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. LCC is a fairly large public school situated in Lansing, Michigan. It awarded 2 ’s engineering-related tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Lansing Community College Engineering-Related Technologies Report
With a ranking of #8, Columbus State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Columbus State is a public institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 20 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ohio State is a public institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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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With a ranking of #10, Gateway Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Gateway Technical College is a medium-sized school located in Kenosha, Wisconsin that handed out 1 ’s engineering-related tech 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.
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Bay de Noc Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Escanaba, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s engineering-related tech degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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Macomb Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #11. Macomb Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Warren, Michigan. It awarded 1 ’s engineering-related tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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North Central Michigan College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Petoskey, Michigan, this small public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified ’s engineering-related tech students in 2020-2021.
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Parkland College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Parkland College is a medium-sized public school situated in Champaign, Illinois. It awarded 6 ’s engineering-related tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Siena Heights University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Adrian, Michigan, and it awarded 0 ’s engineering-related tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Waubonsee Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Waubonsee Community College is a medium-sized school located in Sugar Grove, Illinois that handed out 0 ’s engineering-related tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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