2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Engineering Science in Illinois

Engineering Science is about average in terms of popularity for bachelor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #188 out of the 338 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Engineering Science in Illinois ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 3 bachelor's degrees in engineering science during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Engineering Science School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your bachelor's degree in engineering science matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Engineering Science in Illinois ranking is to help you make that choice.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for engineering science, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for engineering science.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Engineering Science in Illinois

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in engineering science.

Most Well Attended Schools for Engineering Science Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

Principia College
Elsah, IL

2 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in engineering science has to take a look at Principia College. Principia is a small private not-for-profit college located in the rural area of Elsah.

There were about 2 engineering science students who graduated with this degree at Principia in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in engineering science from Principia College

2

Benedictine University
Lisle, IL

1 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Benedictine University is a popular option for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in engineering science. Located in the suburb of Lisle, Benedictine U is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

There were about 1 engineering science students who graduated with this degree at Benedictine U in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in engineering science from Benedictine University

3

Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

Northwestern University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in engineering science. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Evanston. More information about a bachelor’s in engineering science from Northwestern University

Best Engineering Science Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Engineering Science Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	255	1
Ohio	246	22

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Rankings in Majors Related to Engineering Science

Engineering Science is one of 40 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Engineering Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering	861
Electrical Engineering	554
Computer Engineering	535
Civil Engineering	402
Chemical Engineering	311
Industrial Engineering	241
Biomedical Engineering	222
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	121
Agricultural Engineering	108
Materials Engineering	106

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 Nicolás Pérez. More about our data sources and methodologies.