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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 Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Manufacturing Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
General Manufacturing Engineering is the 447th most popular major in the country with 947 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 217 general manufacturing engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 147 general manufacturing engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Manufacturing Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in general manufacturing engineering. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general manufacturing 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 bachelor’s degree general manufacturing engineering students.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Manufacturing Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Central State University is a public institution located in Wilberforce, Ohio. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Manufacturing Engineering at Central State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bradley University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Manufacturing Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Peoria, Illinois, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s general manufacturing engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Stout. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Manufacturing Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Stout is located in Menomonie, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s general manufacturing engineering degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Wisconsin - Stout General Manufacturing Engineering Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ferris State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Manufacturing Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ferris is located in Big Rapids, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 bachelors’s general manufacturing engineering degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Manufacturing Engineering at Ferris
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Manufacturing Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Valley State University landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Allendale, Michigan, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s general manufacturing engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Grand Valley State University General Manufacturing Engineering Report
Northwestern University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Manufacturing Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Northwestern University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Evanston, Illinois. It awarded 25 bachelors’s general manufacturing engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Read full report on General Manufacturing Engineering at Northwestern
With a ranking of #7, University of Michigan - Dearborn did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Manufacturing Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Michigan - Dearborn is a public institution located in Dearborn, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Manufacturing Engineering at UM Dearborn
Miami University - Oxford did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Manufacturing Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #8. Miami University - Oxford is a public institution located in Oxford, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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 more about General Manufacturing Engineering at Miami University - Oxford
Youngstown State University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Manufacturing Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Youngstown State University is located in Youngstown, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s general manufacturing engineering degrees to qualified students.
Full Youngstown State University General Manufacturing Engineering Report
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Manufacturing Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This large school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s general manufacturing engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Manufacturing Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Western Michigan University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Manufacturing Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region list. WMU is a public institution located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Western Michigan University General Manufacturing Engineering Report
University of Southern Indiana did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Manufacturing Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #10. University of Southern Indiana is a medium-sized school located in Evansville, Indiana that handed out 0 bachelors’s general manufacturing engineering degrees 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%.
Read more about General Manufacturing Engineering at University of Southern Indiana
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