by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 4,500 people earned their degree in engineering technology, making the major the 203rd most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 568 engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 342 engineering technology 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 Technology Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 15 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering technology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their engineering technology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The engineering technology 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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree engineering technology students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kent State University at Tuscarawas. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in New Philadelphia, Ohio, this small public school awarded 53 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
Full Kent State University at Tuscarawas Engineering Technology Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Miami University - Hamilton. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major in the Great Lakes Region. Located in Hamilton, Ohio, this small public school handed out 57 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami University - Middletown. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Miami University - Middletown is a public institution located in Middletown, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
Read more about Engineering Technology at Miami University - Middletown
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Stout landed the #4 spot on the list. Menomonie, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to 49 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%.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lawrence Technological University landed the #5 spot on the list. Lawrence Technological University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Southfield, Michigan. It awarded 16 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Lawrence Technological University Engineering Technology Report
Northern Illinois University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Dekalb, Illinois, this fairly large public school handed out 82 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
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Western Illinois University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Western Illinois University is located in Macomb, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
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Illinois State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Illinois State University is a large school located in Normal, Illinois that handed out 23 bachelors’s engineering tech 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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Eastern Illinois University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Eastern Illinois University is a medium-sized public school situated in Charleston, Illinois. It awarded 6 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #10. Purdue is a large public school situated in West Lafayette, Indiana. It awarded 19 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Indiana State University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Indiana State is a public institution located in Terre Haute, Indiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. SIUC is a public institution located in Carbondale, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Engineering Technology at Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Trine is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Wayne, Indiana. It awarded 1 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%.
Kent State University at Kent did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #13. This large school is located in Kent, Ohio, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Toledo did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #13. This fairly large school is located in Toledo, Ohio, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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