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. 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 Science Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.
Engineering Science is the 205th most popular major in the country with 1,454 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, engineering science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $76,473 and had an average of $22,601 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 192 engineering science graduates with average earnings and debt of $88,113 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 25 engineering science 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 Science Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering science. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in engineering science.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Science Major in the Great Lakes Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Science Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Science Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Principia College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Elsah, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s engineering science students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Science Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wright State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Dayton, Ohio, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s engineering science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Wright State University - Main Campus Engineering Science Report
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Science Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hanover College landed the #3 spot on the list. Hanover is located in Hanover, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s engineering science degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Science Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Alma College landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Alma, Michigan, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s engineering science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Benedictine University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Science Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Benedictine U is a small school located in Lisle, Illinois that handed out 4 bachelors’s engineering science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Science Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #6. U-M is a large school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 3 bachelors’s engineering science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Engineering Science at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Millikin University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Science Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Decatur, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s engineering science students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Northwestern University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Science Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Evanston, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s engineering science students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Muskingum University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Science Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in New Concord, Ohio, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s engineering science degrees in 2020-2021.
Siena Heights University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Science Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Siena Heights University is a small school located in Adrian, Michigan that handed out 0 bachelors’s engineering science degrees in 2020-2021.
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