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2023 Best Engineering-Related Fields Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

21 Colleges
$91,210 Avg Salary

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, engineering-related fields was ranked #51 in the country. In fact 4,838 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Engineering-Related Fields Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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The following schools top our list of the Best Engineering-Related Fields Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best school in the Great Lakes Region for engineering-related fields students working on their master’s degree. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses is a great place for engineering-related fields students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Fort Wayne, Trine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Engineering-Related Fields at Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at Illinois Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering-related fields schools in the Great Lakes Region . Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Michigan State University is a great place for engineering-related fields students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.

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#5

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Dayton helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering-related fields schools in the Great Lakes Region . UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dayton.

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#6

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

With a ranking of #7, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering-related fields students working on their master’s degree. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

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University of Michigan - Dearborn did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering-related fields students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UM Dearborn is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Dearborn.

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#9

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Rochester Hills.

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With a ranking of #10, Northern Illinois University did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering-related fields students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Explore the best engineering-related fields colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 237
Illinois 154
Ohio 255
Indiana 206

One of 16 majors within the area of study, engineering-related fields has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Quality Control Technology 736
Industrial Production Technology 440
Engineering Technology (Other) 288
Construction Engineering Technology 264
General Engineering Technology 255

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 21 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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