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2024 Best Other Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region

14 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
536 Other Engineering Degrees Awarded
$82,396 Avg Early-Career Salary
Other Engineering isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #177 in popularity out of 395 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 14 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Other Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 536 degrees in other engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Other Engineering School

Best Other Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region Your choice of other engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Other Engineering School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Other Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

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

The other engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Other Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Other Engineering in the Great Lakes Region

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 other engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Other Engineering

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
93 Other Engineering Degrees Awarded
$140,321 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in other engineering needs to take a look at Northwestern University. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Evanston. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.

There were roughly 93 other engineering students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent year we have data available. Other Engineering degree recipients from Northwestern University get an earnings boost of around $57,925 above the average income of other engineering graduates.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
69 Other Engineering Degrees Awarded
$71,065 Median Starting Salary

It's difficult to beat Ohio State University - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a degree in other engineering. Ohio State is a very large public university located in the large city of Columbus. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Ohio State is a great university overall.

There were about 69 other engineering students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the other engineering program state that they receive average early career income of $71,065.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
91 Other Engineering Degrees Awarded
$79,985 Median Starting Salary

It's difficult to beat Purdue University - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a degree in other engineering. Purdue is a fairly large public university located in the small city of West Lafayette. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Purdue is a great university overall.

There were about 91 other engineering students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, other engineering degree recipients generally earn around $79,985 in the first five years of their career.

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4
Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WI
22.2% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in other engineering has to take a look at University of Wisconsin - Madison. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.

There were approximately 18 other engineering students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$91,194 Median Starting Salary

U-M is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.

There were about 12 other engineering students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent year we have data available. Other Engineering degree recipients from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor receive an earnings boost of around $8,798 over the average income of other engineering majors.

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6
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI
64 Other Engineering Degrees Awarded

UM Dearborn is a medium-sized public university located in the midsize city of Dearborn. This university ranks 17th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were approximately 64 other engineering students who graduated with this degree at UM Dearborn in the most recent year we have data available.

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7
Michigan State crest
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
39 Other Engineering Degrees Awarded
5.1% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 39 other engineering students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, other engineering degree recipients usually make around $57,800 at the beginning of their careers.

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8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$56,423 Median Starting Salary
$28,375 Median Student Debt

Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were about 16 other engineering students who graduated with this degree at IUPUI in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the other engineering program earn around $56,423 in their early career salary.

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9
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In MI

Wayne State is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Detroit. This university ranks 7th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were about 13 other engineering students who graduated with this degree at Wayne State in the most recent data year.

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10
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IL
50.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population. This school ranks 9th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were about 22 other engineering students who graduated with this degree at Illinois Tech in the most recent data year.

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Best Other Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best other engineering colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 322 160
Ohio 314 88
Illinois 304 140
Indiana 294 94
Wisconsin 273 2

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Other Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Other Engineering Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Other Engineering 536

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 7,978
Electrical Engineering 4,524
Computer Engineering 3,259
Civil Engineering 2,925
Chemical Engineering 2,284
Biomedical Engineering 1,932
Industrial Engineering 1,927
General Engineering 1,712
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 1,238
Materials Engineering 740

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