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2023 Best Engineering Technologies Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

28 Colleges
$83,157 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, engineering technologies was ranked #20 in the country. In fact 7,672 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Engineering Technologies Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 28 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 10 Best Engineering Technologies Master's Degree Schools

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best school in the Great Lakes Region for engineering technologies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Findlay. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Findlay is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Findlay.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Illinois State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal.

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#4

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Out of the 28 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their master’s degree. Trine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Wayne.

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With a ranking of #6, Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering technologies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Stout came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UW - Stout is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Menomonie.

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#8

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering technologies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

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#9

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

University of Dayton came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#10

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering technologies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Wayne State is a very large public school located in the large city of Detroit.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering technologies schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 498
Indiana 346
Ohio 317
Wisconsin 8
Michigan 328

Engineering Tech Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Engineering-Related Fields 4,838
Quality Control Technology 736
Industrial Production Technology 440
Engineering Technology (Other) 288
Construction Engineering Technology 264
General Engineering Technology 255
Computer Engineering Technology 179
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 145
Mechanical Engineering Technology 104
Nanotechnology 98
Energy Systems Technologies 95
Environmental Control Technology 89
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 43
Architectural Engineering Technology 39
Electronics Engineering Technology 39
Engineering-Related Technologies 15

Majors Similar to Engineering Tech

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 61,791
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KUKA Systems GmbH.

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