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2025 Best Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

66 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
21,410 Bachelor's Degrees
$72,401 Avg Early-Career Salary
a bachelor's degree in engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #6 out of 38 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 66 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for engineering students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 21,410 bachelor's degrees in engineering to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

Choosing a Great Engineering School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Best Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region Your choice of engineering for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality engineering program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

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

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

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Engineering in the Great Lakes Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for engineering students seeking a a bachelor's degree. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

13 Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Engineering

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1,192 Annual Graduates

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great choice for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in engineering. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in engineering from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
301 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in engineering has to look into Northwestern University. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in engineering from Northwestern University

3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1,778 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in engineering has to take a look at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. UIUC is a very large public university located in the city of Champaign.More information about a bachelor’s in engineering from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
998 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in engineering needs to check out University of Wisconsin - Madison. UW - Madison is a very large public university located in the large city of Madison.More information about a bachelor’s in engineering from University of Wisconsin - Madison

5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
326 Annual Graduates

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

6
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2,258 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in engineering from Purdue University - Main Campus

7
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1,712 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in engineering from Ohio State University - Main Campus

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
822 Annual Graduates

Michigan State is a very large public university located in the city of East Lansing.More information about a bachelor’s in engineering from Michigan State University

9
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
756 Annual Graduates

Michigan Tech is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Houghton.More information about a bachelor’s in engineering from Michigan Technological University

10
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
309 Annual Graduates

Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Terre Haute.More information about a bachelor’s in engineering from Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology

11
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
407 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in engineering from Case Western Reserve University

12
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
390 Annual Graduates

Located in the midsize city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in engineering from University of Dayton

13
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
791 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in engineering from University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
14 Marquette University Milwaukee, WI
15 Kettering University Flint, MI
16 Calvin University Grand Rapids, MI

Best Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 35 5,354
Ohio 34 6,088
Illinois 34 3,938
Indiana 33 3,730
Wisconsin 31 2,633

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Engineering Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 6,198
Electrical Engineering 2,664
Computer Engineering 2,544
Civil Engineering 1,874
Chemical Engineering 1,773
Biomedical Engineering 1,354
Industrial Engineering 1,238
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 889
General Engineering 475
Materials Engineering 418

Related Major Annual Graduates
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 18,786
Mathematics & Statistics 4,880
Physical Sciences 4,186
Engineering Technologies 3,815
Natural Resources & Conservation 3,135
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations 2,787
Architecture & Related Services 1,164
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences 44
Science Technologies / Technicians 36

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