2025 Best Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region
61Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
31,674Engineering Degrees Awarded
$76,684Avg Early-Career Salary
Engineering is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #7 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 61 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of engineering. Combined, these schools handed out 31,674 degrees in engineering to qualified students.
Your choice of engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region.
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Best Schools for 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 engineering degrees they offer, see the list below. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
It's hard to beat Northwestern University if you wish to pursue a degree in engineering. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Evanston. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.
There were about 731 engineering students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year. Those engineering students who get their degree from Northwestern University receive $25,577 more than the typical engineering grad.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a good choice for students interested in a degree in engineering. U-M is a fairly large public university located in the city of Ann Arbor. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.
There were roughly 2557 engineering students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the engineering program at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor make $11,996 above the average college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in engineering. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #41 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.
There were approximately 2541 engineering students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year. Those engineering students who get their degree from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign receive $4,977 more than the average engineering graduate.
Any student pursuing a degree in engineering needs to look into University of Wisconsin - Madison. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.
There were approximately 1571 engineering students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the engineering program earn an average of $78,290 in the first couple years of working.
Purdue is a fairly large public university located in the small city of West Lafayette. A Best Colleges rank of #65 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Purdue is a great university overall.
There were roughly 3404 engineering students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent data year. Those engineering students who get their degree from Purdue University - Main Campus receive $6,197 more than the standard engineering student.
Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Notre Dame is a great university overall.
There were roughly 560 engineering students who graduated with this degree at Notre Dame in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the engineering major at University of Notre Dame earn $6,487 more than the average college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
Ohio State is a very large public university located in the city of Columbus. A Best Colleges rank of #70 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Ohio State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 2203 engineering students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the engineering program report average early career earnings of $76,572.
Located in the city of Terre Haute, Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
There were approximately 318 engineering students who graduated with this degree at Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology in the most recent data year. Those engineering students who get their degree from Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology receive $3,487 more than the typical engineering student.
Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 972 engineering students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the engineering program state that they receive average early career earnings of $77,434.
Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Cleveland. A Best Colleges rank of #116 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Case Western is a great university overall.
There were roughly 616 engineering students who graduated with this degree at Case Western in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the engineering major at Case Western Reserve University earn $3,652 more than the average college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.
Located in the remote town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 56 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were about 1024 engineering students who graduated with this degree at Michigan Tech in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the engineering program report average early career earnings of $74,776.
UDayton is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Dayton. This university ranks 8th out of 91 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were about 656 engineering students who graduated with this degree at UDayton in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the engineering program state that they receive average early career income of $73,982.
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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
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).
Your choice of engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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