by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Illinois for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 198,468 engineering students received their degree, making the major the 7th most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $68,653 and had an average of $23,855 in loans still to pay off.
Across Illinois, there were 6,585 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $68,398 and $22,915 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 332 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,626 and $15,120 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Illinois for an Associate” ranking analyzed 35 colleges that offered a degree in engineering. To top this list, a school must have a successful engineering program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Illinois for an Associate”.
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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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend William Rainey Harper College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Illinois for an Associate. This fairly large school is located in Palatine, Illinois, and it awarded 35 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of DuPage. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Illinois for an Associate. This large school is located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, and it awarded 31 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Parkland College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Illinois for an Associate 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.
Out of the 35 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Illinois for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Rock Valley College landed the #4 spot on the list. Rock Valley College is a public institution located in Rockford, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 28 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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. Wilbur Wright College is a medium-sized public school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 27 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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Oakton Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking. Oakton Community College is a medium-sized school located in Des Plaines, Illinois that handed out 25 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
College of Lake County landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking. College of Lake County is a fairly large public school situated in Grayslake, Illinois. It awarded 18 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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. This medium-sized school is located in Elgin, Illinois, and it awarded 16 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Illinois Central College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Illinois for an Associate list. Located in East Peoria, Illinois, this medium-sized public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
Moraine Valley Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking. Moraine Valley Community College is a fairly large school located in Palos Hills, Illinois that handed out 12 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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McHenry County College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking, coming in at #10. McHenry County College is a public institution located in Crystal Lake, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Waubonsee Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking, coming in at #12. Sugar Grove, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Rend Lake College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Illinois for an Associate list. This small school is located in Ina, Illinois, and it awarded 7 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Southwestern Illinois College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking, coming in at #13. Southwestern Illinois College is a medium-sized public school situated in Belleville, Illinois. It awarded 7 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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Illinois Valley Community College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking. 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.
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Kishwaukee College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking. Kishwaukee College is located in Malta, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
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 a public institution located in Godfrey, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #18, Kaskaskia College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Illinois for an Associate list. Located in Centralia, Illinois, this small public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
Lake Land College ranked #18 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Illinois for an Associate list. Lake Land College is a public institution located in Mattoon, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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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John Wood Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking, coming in at #21. This small school is located in Quincy, Illinois, and it awarded 4 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Kankakee Community College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Kankakee, Illinois, and it awarded 4 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J Daley College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this small public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
Rasmussen University - Illinois landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking. Rasmussen University - Illinois is a small private for-profit school situated in Rockford, Illinois. It awarded 3 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College ranked #24 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Illinois for an Associate list. Harold Washington College is a medium-sized school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 3 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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