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. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Indiana for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 11,796 people earned their degree in general engineering, making the major the 79th most popular in the United States. 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 Indiana, there were 276 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,165 and $26,919 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 87 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,857 and $26,625 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Indiana for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in general engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular general engineering programs in the United States.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for indiana bachelor’s degree engineering students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Indiana. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Indiana for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Evansville, Indiana, this medium-sized public school handed out 28 degrees to qualified bachelors’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 12 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Indiana for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #2 spot on the list. Indiana University - Bloomington is a large school located in Bloomington, Indiana that handed out 17 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePauw University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Indiana for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Greencastle, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Taylor University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Indiana for a Bachelor’s list. Taylor University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Upland, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana State University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Indiana for a Bachelor’s. Indiana State University is located in Terre Haute, Indiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #6, Bethel University - Mishawaka did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Indiana for a Bachelor’s list. Bethel University is a small school located in Mishawaka, Indiana that handed out 4 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Bethel University - Mishawaka General Engineering Report
Hanover College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Indiana for a Bachelor’s ranking. Hanover College is a small school located in Hanover, Indiana that handed out 4 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Purdue University Fort Wayne landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Indiana for a Bachelor’s ranking. Fort Wayne, Indiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Ball State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Indiana for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #9. Muncie, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Manchester University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Indiana for a Bachelor’s list. Manchester University is a small school located in North Manchester, Indiana that handed out 1 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Indiana for a Bachelor’s ranking. Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Terre Haute, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology General Engineering Report
Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Indiana for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s engineering 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%.
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