by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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.
General Engineering is the 79th most popular major in the country with 11,796 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $68,873 and had an average of $20,557 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,712 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,207 and $23,456 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.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in general engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in general engineering in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree engineering students.
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, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a large school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that handed out 29 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wright State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region. Wright State University - Main Campus is located in Dayton, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 doctorate’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Full Wright State University - Main Campus General Engineering Report
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, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #3 spot on the list. Carbondale, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s engineering degrees to 7 students 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 State University is a fairly large public school situated in Cleveland, Ohio. It awarded 8 doctorate’s engineering degrees 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. IU Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
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 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Engineering at Indiana University - Bloomington
Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #6. Ohio State is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
With a ranking of #7, University of Akron Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Akron, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Engineering at University of Akron Main Campus
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