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

A bachelor's degree in general engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #110 out of 338 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the most popular for general engineering students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 96 bachelor's degrees in general engineering to qualified students.

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

Your choice of school for getting your bachelor's degree in engineering matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for General Engineering in Illinois ranking.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for general engineering, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for general engineering.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

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

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for general engineering students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

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

1

Olivet Nazarene University
Bourbonnais, IL

79 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In IL

$59,100 Median Salary

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Olivet Nazarene University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in general engineering. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Bourbonnais. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general engineering in Illinois.

There were roughly 79 general engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at Olivet Nazarene in the most recent year we have data available.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the engineering program report average early career income of $59,100.

More information about a bachelor’s in general engineering from Olivet Nazarene University

2

Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL

10 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In IL

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Western Illinois University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in general engineering. Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public university with a medium-sized student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general engineering in Illinois.

There were approximately 10 general engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at WIU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in general engineering from Western Illinois University

3

Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

5 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IL

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Northwestern University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in general engineering. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general engineering in Illinois.

There were approximately 5 general engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in general engineering from Northwestern University

4

Greenville University
Greenville, IL

2 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in general engineering needs to take a look at Greenville University. Greenville is a fairly small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Greenville. More information about a bachelor’s in general engineering from Greenville University

5

Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL

Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago. More information about a bachelor’s in general engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology

5

Monmouth College
Monmouth, IL

Located in the town of Monmouth, Monmouth is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population. More information about a bachelor’s in general engineering from Monmouth College

5

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

$70,200 Median Salary

$26,046 Median Student Debt

UIUC is a very large public university located in the small city of Champaign.

Those general engineering students who get their bachelor's degree from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign make $5,550 more than the average engineering grad.

More information about a bachelor’s in general engineering from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

5

Bradley University
Peoria, IL

Bradley is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Peoria. More information about a bachelor’s in general engineering from Bradley University

5

Aurora University
Aurora, IL

Aurora is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Aurora. More information about a bachelor’s in general engineering from Aurora University

Best General Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	255	322
Ohio	246	17
Indiana	227	56
Wisconsin	209	2

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General Engineering Related Rankings by Major

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

Engineering Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Engineering	96

Majors Similar to Engineering

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 Rémi Kaupp. More about our data sources and methodologies.