The "Actually Knowing How to Build It" Crew

Polytechnic Powerhouses

The undisputed kings of hands-on, lab-heavy engineering technology.

# ▲	University	Location	Degrees	Accept	Male/Female	Intl	5-Year Earn
1	Purdue University West Lafayette, IN	West Lafayette, IN	294	50%	91% / 9%	9%	$90,392	—
2	Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	Rochester, NY	228	55%	79% / 21%	3%	$83,933	—
3	California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA	San Luis Obispo, CA	47	30%	47% / 53%	0%	—	—
4	Texas A&M University - College Station College Station, TX	College Station, TX	332	47%	89% / 11%	1%	$94,311	—
5	California State Polytechnic University - Pomona Pomona, CA	Pomona, CA	64	42%	91% / 9%	0%	$82,696	—

Excellent regional hubs deeply connected to manufacturing and automotive giants.

# ▲	University	Location	Degrees	Accept	Male/Female	Intl	5-Year Earn
1	Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI	Houghton, MI	37	75%	92% / 8%	0%	$89,487	—
2	Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI	Big Rapids, MI	216	85%	87% / 13%	0%	$92,224	—
3	Kettering University Flint, MI	Flint, MI	—	68%	—	—	—	—
4	Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee, WI	Milwaukee, WI	—	55%	—	—	—	—
5	New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	Newark, NJ	131	55%	90% / 10%	5%	$81,051	—

Schools where you will spend more time in a hard hat than a lecture hall.

# ▲	University	Location	Degrees	Accept	Male/Female	Intl	5-Year Earn
1	Oregon Institute of Technology Klamath Falls, OR	Klamath Falls, OR	29	72%	90% / 10%	0%	$96,644	—
2	Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, MA	Boston, MA	—	72%	—	—	—	—
3	Bradley University Peoria, IL	Peoria, IL	—	68%	—	—	—	—
4	University of Houston Houston, TX	Houston, TX	139	55%	88% / 12%	4%	$84,244	—

Producing the steady stream of technologists that keep local industries humming.

# ▲	University	Location	Degrees	Accept	Male/Female	Intl	5-Year Earn
1	Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN	Terre Haute, IN	78	85%	88% / 12%	5%	$82,176	—
2	University of Toledo Toledo, OH	Toledo, OH	47	80%	96% / 4%	0%	$89,991	—
3	Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA	Norfolk, VA	139	75%	86% / 14%	1%	$85,351	—
4	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC	Charlotte, NC	141	55%	94% / 6%	7%	$82,655	—
5	University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati, OH	—	72%	—	—	—	—