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2023 Best Engineering-Related Fields Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

4 Colleges
$91,210 Avg Salary

Engineering-Related Fields is the #65 most popular major in Illinois with 154 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

The Best Engineering-Related Fields Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in Illinois 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 analysis found Northwestern University to be the best school for engineering-related fields students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Illinois. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Illinois Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering-related fields schools in Illinois. Located in the large city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northern Illinois University is a great place for engineering-related fields students working on their master’s degree. NIU is a large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.

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Explore all the Best Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 237
Ohio 255
Indiana 206

Engineering-Related Fields is one of 16 different types of programs to choose from.

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 4 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).

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