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2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Ohio for a Master’s

6 Ranked Colleges
53 Degrees Awarded
$94,330 Avg Salary
Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Ohio for a Master's

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Ohio for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Ohio, there were 326 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $94,330 and $10,526 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 53 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,359 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Ohio for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in general engineering. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in general engineering.

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Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Ohio for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Ohio for a Master’s”.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Ohio for a Master’s list. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this large public school handed out 25 degrees to qualified masters’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 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%.

Read full report on General Engineering at Ohio State University - Main Campus

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Case Western Reserve University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Ohio for a Master’s. Case Western is a fairly large school located in Cleveland, Ohio that handed out 12 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Engineering at Case Western

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Ohio for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Akron Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Akron, Ohio, and it awarded 9 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Full University of Akron Main Campus General Engineering Report

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Ohio for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Youngstown State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Youngstown State University is a fairly large public school situated in Youngstown, Ohio. It awarded 7 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Youngstown State University General Engineering Report

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Ohio for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Toledo landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Toledo is located in Toledo, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

Full University of Toledo General Engineering Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Dayton. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Ohio for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Dayton, Ohio, and it awarded 0 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Read more about General Engineering at UDayton

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