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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region

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Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology is the 201st most popular major in the country with 3,682 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,235 mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 763 mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 19 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region”.

Top 19 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology in the Great Lakes Region

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Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan Technological University landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Houghton, Michigan, and it awarded 50 bachelors’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology at Michigan Tech

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University Northwest. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Hammond, Indiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ME tech degrees to 53 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology at Purdue Northwest

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Indiana State University
Terre Haute, Indiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region. Indiana State University is a public institution located in Terre Haute, Indiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 63 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Indiana State Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Report

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Purdue University Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne, Indiana

Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Fort Wayne landed the #4 spot on the list. Purdue University Fort Wayne is a public institution located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Purdue University Fort Wayne Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Report

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Ferris State University
Big Rapids, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ferris State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region. Big Rapids, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ME tech degrees to 55 students in 2020-2021.

Full Ferris Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Report

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University of Toledo
Toledo, Ohio

University of Toledo did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #6. University of Toledo is a public institution located in Toledo, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 71 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full University of Toledo Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Report

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Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, Indiana

Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue is a large public school situated in West Lafayette, Indiana. It awarded 177 bachelors’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 University - Main Campus Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Report

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North Central State College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. North Central State College is a public institution located in Mansfield, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology at North Central State College

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Northern Michigan University
Marquette, Michigan

Northern Michigan University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Northern Michigan University is located in Marquette, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s ME tech degrees to qualified students.

Full Northern Michigan University Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Report

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With a ranking of #10, University of Akron Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Akron, Ohio. It awarded 46 bachelors’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.

Full University of Akron Main Campus Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Report

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Youngstown State University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Youngstown State University is a fairly large public school situated in Youngstown, Ohio. It awarded 18 bachelors’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology at Youngstown State University

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University of Dayton
Dayton, Ohio

University of Dayton landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Dayton, Ohio, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s ME tech 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%.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology at UDayton

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With a ranking of #13, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Green Bay is a medium-sized school located in Green Bay, Wisconsin that handed out 12 bachelors’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.

Full University of Wisconsin - Green Bay Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Report

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Indianapolis, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ME tech degrees to 48 students 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 Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Report

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Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, Michigan

Central Michigan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #15. Mount Pleasant, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ME tech degrees to 28 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%.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology at Central Michigan

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Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, Michigan

Eastern Michigan University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology at Eastern Michigan University

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With a ranking of #17, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh is a fairly large school located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin that handed out 9 bachelors’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh

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Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan

Wayne State University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Wayne State is a public institution located in Detroit, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology at Wayne State University

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Kent State University at Kent came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This large school is located in Kent, Ohio, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology at Kent State

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