by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 9,018 people earned their degree in general engineering, making the major the 96th most popular in the United States.
Across Ohio, there were 162 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Ohio” ranking looked at 15 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general engineering. To top this list, a school must have a successful general engineering program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Ohio”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sinclair Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Ohio. Sinclair Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Dayton, Ohio. It awarded 61 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Ohio list. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s engineering degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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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 #3 for the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Ohio. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified ’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Miami University - Oxford. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Ohio. Miami University - Oxford is located in Oxford, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 ’s engineering degrees to qualified 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wright State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Ohio list. Wright State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Dayton, Ohio that handed out 12 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Wright State University - Main Campus General Engineering Report
University of Akron Main Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Ohio ranking. Located in Akron, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified ’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
Full University of Akron Main Campus General Engineering Report
With a ranking of #7, Cleveland State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Ohio list. Cleveland State University is a fairly large public school situated in Cleveland, Ohio. It awarded 8 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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Muskingum University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Ohio list. Muskingum University is located in New Concord, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 ’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #8, Youngstown State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Ohio list. Located in Youngstown, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified ’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Engineering at Youngstown State University
Stark State College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Ohio list. Stark State College is located in North Canton, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 ’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
University of Toledo came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Ohio ranking. Located in Toledo, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified ’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
University of Dayton ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Ohio list. Dayton, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s engineering degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Washington State Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #11. Washington State Community College is a public institution located in Marietta, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Marion Technical College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Ohio ranking. Marion, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s engineering degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Baldwin Wallace University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Ohio ranking. Baldwin Wallace College is a small school located in Berea, Ohio that handed out 0 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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