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2025 Best General Engineering Schools in Illinois

2 Colleges in Illinois
435 Engineering Degrees Awarded
$77,930 Avg Early-Career Salary
General Engineering is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #79 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of general engineering. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 435 degrees in general engineering annually.

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General Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Engineering
Master's Degrees in Engineering
Doctor's Degrees in Engineering

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Best Schools for General Engineering in Illinois

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Illinois Schools in Engineering

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general engineering. UIUC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Champaign.More information about a degree in general engineering from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
51 Engineering Degrees Awarded
5.9% Growth in Graduates

Olivet Nazarene University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in general engineering. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small suburb of Bourbonnais.

Soon after graduation, engineering degree recipients usually earn around $66,394 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a degree in general engineering from Olivet Nazarene University

Best General Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 322 456
Ohio 314 239
Indiana 294 254
Wisconsin 273 202

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One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, General Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Engineering Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Engineering 435

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Majors Similar to Engineering

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 1,248
Electrical Engineering 815
Civil Engineering 707
Computer Engineering 639
Chemical Engineering 449
Biomedical Engineering 409
Industrial Engineering 365
Materials Engineering 214
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 196
Agricultural Engineering 142

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