2025 Best Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Engineering is about average in terms of popularity for associate degrees programs. That is, it ranks #20 out of the 38 majors across the country that we analyze each year. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 668 associate degrees in engineering during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Engineering School for Your Associate Degree

The engineering associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality engineering program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we consider a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of associate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their associate degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to engineering students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other engineering students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for engineering to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized engineering related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for engineering students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Engineering Schools

The 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 Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Engineering in the Great Lakes Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for engineering students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for an Associate in Engineering

1

Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, IN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

19 Annual Graduates

Ivy Tech Community College is a good choice for students interested in an associate degree in engineering. Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public college located in the city of Indianapolis.More information about a associate in engineering from Ivy Tech Community College

2

Sinclair Community College
Dayton, OH

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

51 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in engineering needs to look into Sinclair Community College. Sinclair Community College is a large public college located in the medium-sized city of Dayton.More information about a associate in engineering from Sinclair Community College

3

Indiana Institute of Technology - College of Professional Studies
Fort Wayne, IN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

21 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in engineering has to take a look at Indiana Institute of Technology - College of Professional Studies. Located in the large city of Fort Wayne, Indiana Tech - CPS is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a associate in engineering from Indiana Institute of Technology - College of Professional Studies

Best Engineering Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	38	189
Ohio	36	133
Indiana	35	38
Wisconsin	31	8
Illinois	30	332

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Engineering Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
General Engineering	579
Engineering Science	14
Industrial Engineering	13
Robotics Engineering	12
Electrical Engineering	11
Engineering Physics	11
Mechanical Engineering	11
Environmental Engineering	5
Computer Engineering	4
Agricultural Engineering	3

Majors Similar to Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Engineering Technologies	4,010
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations	1,817
Biological & Biomedical Sciences	308
Natural Resources & Conservation	253
Science Technologies / Technicians	195
Physical Sciences	122
Architecture & Related Services	71
Mathematics & Statistics	6
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences	4

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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes. More about our data sources and methodologies.