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2023 Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Master's Degree Schools

149 Colleges
$91,210 Avg Salary

Engineering-Related Fields is the #51 most popular major in the country with 4,838 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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The Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Master's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 149 schools in the United States to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering-Related Fields program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for engineering-related fields majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

New York University

New York, NY

Our 2023 rankings named New York University the most popular school in the United States for engineering-related fields students working on their master’s degree. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Of the 210 students majoring in engineering-related fields at NYU, 54% are male and 46% are female.

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#2

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas is a great place for engineering-related fields students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 180 students majoring in engineering-related fields at UARK, 68% are male and 32% are female.

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#3

Duke University

Durham, NC

Out of the 149 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.

Of the 130 students majoring in engineering-related fields at Duke, 62% are male and 38% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 124 students majoring in engineering-related fields at FIU, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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Out of the 149 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, New Jersey Institute of Technology landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Newark, NJIT is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 109 students majoring in engineering-related fields at NJIT, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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#6

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 103 students majoring in engineering-related fields at Stanford, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Stevens Institute of Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Hoboken, Stevens is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 31% of the students majoring in engineering-related fields at the school are women while 69% are male.

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#8

Tufts University

Medford, MA

With a ranking of #8, Tufts University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering-related fields students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 91 students majoring in engineering-related fields at Tufts, 64% are male and 36% are female.

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George Washington University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 89 students majoring in engineering-related fields at GWU, 58% are male and 42% are female.

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#9

Clarkson University

Potsdam, NY

Clarkson University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the town of Potsdam, Clarkson is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 27% of the students majoring in engineering-related fields at the school are women while 73% are male.

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Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree engineering-related fields programs. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Rolla.

Of the 88 students majoring in engineering-related fields at Missouri University of Science and Technology, 90% are male and 10% are female.

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Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree engineering-related fields programs. Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Hato Rey.

Women make up 39% of the engineering-related fields majors at the school.

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#13

San Jose State University

San Jose, CA

San Jose State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering-related fields students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Jose.

About 59% of the students majoring in engineering-related fields at the school are women while 41% are male.

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Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering-related fields students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Athens.

About 16% of the students majoring in engineering-related fields at the school are women while 84% are male.

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Arkansas State University - Main Campus came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 23% of the engineering-related fields majors at the school.

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California State University - Northridge landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree engineering-related fields programs. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 63 students majoring in engineering-related fields at CSUN, 67% are male and 33% are female.

Full Engineering-Related Fields at California State University - Northridge Report

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

Women make up 50% of the engineering-related fields majors at the school.

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#18

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

With a ranking of #18, Johns Hopkins University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering-related fields students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 20% of the engineering-related fields majors at the school.

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#19

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

With a ranking of #19, University of Louisville did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering-related fields students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Louisville, UofL is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 29% of the engineering-related fields majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #19, Colorado School of Mines did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering-related fields students working on their master’s degree. Mines is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Golden.

Of the 58 students majoring in engineering-related fields at Mines, 81% are male and 19% are female.

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Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #21 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 53 students majoring in engineering-related fields at Texas A&M College Station, 74% are male and 26% are female.

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#21

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Carnegie Mellon University ranked #21 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 53 students majoring in engineering-related fields at Carnegie Mellon, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
23 University of Michigan - Dearborn Dearborn, MI
24 Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX
25 Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MN
25 Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI
27 Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LA
28 Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN
28 University of Dayton Dayton, OH

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 26 schools only.

  • 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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