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2023 Best Engineering Technologies Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

8 Colleges
$83,157 Avg Salary

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

Engineering Technologies is the #18 most popular major in Illinois with 498 degrees and certificates awarded 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Engineering Technologies Master's Degree Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Illinois to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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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2023 Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois

Check out the engineering tech master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Illinois Schools for a Master's in Engineering Technologies

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public 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 #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering technologies schools in Illinois. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Western Illinois University is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their master’s degree. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Macomb.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Northern Illinois University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering technologies schools in Illinois. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a large student population.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree engineering technologies programs. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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#8

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

Eastern Illinois 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. EIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Charleston.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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

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 8 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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