by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 85,188 people earned their degree in engineering technologies, making the major the 20th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, engineering technologies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $52,350 and had an average of $21,560 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 14,715 engineering technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,609 and $22,191 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,792 engineering technologies 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 Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 75 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering technologies. That schools that top this list have a program in engineering technologies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
Out of the 75 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, East-West University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kent State University at Tuscarawas. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region. Kent State University at Tuscarawas is a small school located in New Philadelphia, Ohio that handed out 53 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Kent State University at Tuscarawas Engineering Technologies Report
Out of the 75 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Miami University - Hamilton landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Hamilton, Ohio, and it awarded 57 bachelors’s engineering tech 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trine University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Trine University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Angola, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 49 bachelors’s degrees 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%.
Out of the 75 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Shawnee State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Portsmouth, Ohio, this small public school handed out 62 degrees to qualified bachelors’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
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Purdue University Northwest landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Purdue University Northwest is a medium-sized public school situated in Hammond, Indiana. It awarded 123 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #7. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is located in Carbondale, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 204 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
Indiana State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Indiana State is located in Terre Haute, Indiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 151 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
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Ferris State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #9. Ferris is a fairly large public school situated in Big Rapids, Michigan. It awarded 233 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue is a large school located in West Lafayette, Indiana that handed out 703 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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%.
University of Wisconsin - Stout came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Menomonie, Wisconsin, and it awarded 98 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees 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%.
Full University of Wisconsin - Stout Engineering Technologies Report
Miami University - Middletown came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Middletown, Ohio, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Engineering Technologies at Miami University - Middletown
University of Wisconsin - Platteville did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #13. Platteville, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to 89 students in 2020-2021.
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Michigan Technological University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan Technological University is a public institution located in Houghton, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 79 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Purdue University Fort Wayne did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #15. Purdue University Fort Wayne is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 65 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
Full Purdue University Fort Wayne Engineering Technologies Report
With a ranking of #16, DeVry University - Ohio did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this small private for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Bowling Green, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 141 degrees to qualified bachelors’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
Lawrence Technological University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Southfield, Michigan, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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 Lawrence Technological University Engineering Technologies Report
University of Toledo came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Toledo is a fairly large public school situated in Toledo, Ohio. It awarded 139 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Bowling Green State University - Firelands did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #20. BGSU-Firelands is a small public school situated in Huron, Ohio. It awarded 9 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Ohio Northern University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ada, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Ohio Northern University Engineering Technologies Report
University of Akron Main Campus ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering 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 109 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Eastern Michigan University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ypsilanti, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to 86 students in 2020-2021.
Full Eastern Michigan University Engineering Technologies Report
Northern Illinois University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #24. This fairly large school is located in Dekalb, Illinois, and it awarded 82 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Wayne, Indiana. It awarded 6 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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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