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2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

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$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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Engineering Technologies Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering Technologies program at each school on the list.

Check out the engineering tech master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Illinois.

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the most popular 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 city of Evanston.

About 37% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 63% are male.

Full Engineering Technologies at Northwestern University Report

#2

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Eastern Illinois University is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their master’s degree. EIU is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Charleston.

Of the 79 students majoring in engineering tech at EIU, 59% are male and 41% are female.

Full Engineering Technologies at Eastern Illinois University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

About 50% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 50% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Illinois State University is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 42% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

Full Engineering Technologies at Illinois State University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois Institute of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

About 38% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 62% are male.

Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Illinois Institute of Technology

With a ranking of #6, Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 35% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

Full Engineering Technologies at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Report

Northern Illinois University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 19 students majoring in engineering tech at NIU, 74% are male and 26% are female.

Full Engineering Technologies at Northern Illinois University Report

Western Illinois University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Macomb.

Of the 5 students majoring in engineering tech at WIU, 80% are male and 20% are female.

Full Engineering Technologies at Western Illinois University Report

Best Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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.

  • 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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