by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Illinois for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
General Engineering is the 96th most popular major in the country with 9,018 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Illinois, there were 427 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 328 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,626 and $15,120 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Illinois for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 34 colleges that offer a degree in general engineering. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in general engineering.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Illinois for an Associate”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William Rainey Harper College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Illinois for an Associate list. William Rainey Harper College is located in Palatine, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 34 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Illinois for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, College of DuPage landed the #2 spot on the list. COD is located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 34 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Illinois for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Parkland College landed the #3 spot on the list. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rock Valley College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Illinois for an Associate list. Rock Valley College is located in Rockford, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Illinois for an Associate. City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College is a medium-sized school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 27 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #6, Oakton Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Illinois for an Associate list. Oakton Community College is located in Des Plaines, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
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College of Lake County did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking, coming in at #7. College of Lake County is a fairly large school located in Grayslake, Illinois that handed out 18 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #8, Elgin Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Illinois for an Associate list. Located in Elgin, Illinois, this medium-sized public school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
Illinois Central College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Illinois for an Associate list. ICC is a medium-sized public school situated in East Peoria, Illinois. It awarded 13 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Moraine Valley Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking. Located in Palos Hills, Illinois, this fairly large public school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #10, McHenry County College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Illinois for an Associate list. McHenry County College is a medium-sized public school situated in Crystal Lake, Illinois. It awarded 12 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Waubonsee Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Illinois for an Associate list. This medium-sized school is located in Sugar Grove, Illinois, and it awarded 10 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, Rend Lake College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Illinois for an Associate list. Rend Lake College is a small public school situated in Ina, Illinois. It awarded 7 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Southwestern Illinois College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Illinois for an Associate list. SWIC is a public institution located in Belleville, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #15, Kishwaukee College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Illinois for an Associate list. Kishwaukee College is a small public school situated in Malta, Illinois. It awarded 6 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Illinois Valley Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking, coming in at #15. IVCC is a public institution located in Oglesby, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Lewis and Clark Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Illinois for an Associate list. Lewis and Clark Community College is located in Godfrey, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
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Kaskaskia College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking, coming in at #18. Kaskaskia College is a small public school situated in Centralia, Illinois. It awarded 5 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Lake Land College ranked #18 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Illinois for an Associate list. Located in Mattoon, Illinois, this small public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Engineering at Lake Land College
Lincoln Land Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking, coming in at #18. This small school is located in Springfield, Illinois, and it awarded 5 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J Daley College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
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Kankakee Community College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking. Kankakee Community College is a public institution located in Kankakee, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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John Wood Community College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking. John Wood Community College is a public institution located in Quincy, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College ranked #24 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Illinois for an Associate list. City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Highland Community College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking. Highland Community College is located in Freeport, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
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City Colleges of Chicago - Harry S Truman College ranked #25 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Illinois for an Associate list. Harry S Truman College is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
John A Logan College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking, coming in at #25. Carterville, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
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Danville Area Community College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking. Located in Danville, Illinois, this small public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
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