2025 Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Illinois

Engineering Technologies is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #8 most popular associate degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 470 associate degrees in engineering technologies during the 2021-2022 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Early-Career Salaries

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their associate degree from the school. After all, your associate degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on engineering technologies students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other engineering technologies students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt engineering technologies students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized engineering technologies related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Engineering Technologies Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Illinois ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Engineering Technologies in Illinois

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in engineering technologies.

Top Illinois Schools for an Associate in Engineering Tech

1

Morrison Institute of Technology
Morrison, IL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

19 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in engineering technologies needs to take a look at Morrison Institute of Technology. Located in the rural area of Morrison, Morrison Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.More information about a associate in engineering technologies from Morrison Institute of Technology

2

DeVry University - Illinois
Lisle, IL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

50 Annual Graduates

DeVry University - Illinois is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in engineering technologies. Located in the suburb of Lisle, DeVry University - Illinois is a private for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a associate in engineering technologies from DeVry University - Illinois

Best Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Engineering Technologies Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	38	1,008
Ohio	36	1,523
Indiana	35	564
Wisconsin	31	797

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Engineering Tech Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology	109
Electronics Engineering Technology	109
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology	86
Electromechanical Engineering Technology	70
General Engineering Technology	36
Mechanical Engineering Technology	24
Civil Engineering Technology	18
Mining & Petroleum Technology	10
Energy Systems Technologies	5
Construction Engineering Technology	1

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations	553
Engineering	352
Science Technologies / Technicians	18
Architecture & Related Services	13
Natural Resources & Conservation	12

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to KUKA Systems GmbH. More about our data sources and methodologies.