by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 9,018 people earned their degree in general engineering, making the major the 96th most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,414 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 58 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,305 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in general engineering. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general engineering 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 doctor’s degree engineering students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a large school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that handed out 29 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering 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 12 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a fairly large public school situated in Carbondale, Illinois. It awarded 7 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Engineering at Southern Illinois University Carbondale
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cleveland State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region. Cleveland, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s engineering degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Bloomington, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s engineering degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on General Engineering at Indiana University - Bloomington
Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, 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 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Engineering at Ohio State University - Main Campus
University of Akron Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Akron, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified doctorate’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
Full University of Akron Main Campus General Engineering Report
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