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2023 Best Engineering Science Master's Degree Schools

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

In 2020-2021, 451 people earned a degree or certificate in engineering science, making the major the #178 most popular in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Engineering Science Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in the United States 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.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Engineering Science Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

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

Top 10 Best Engineering Science Master's Degree Schools

#1

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

Our 2023 rankings named Dartmouth College the best school in the United States for engineering science students working on their master’s degree. Dartmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the town of Hanover.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Out of the 15 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

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#3

Kettering University

Flint, MI

Out of the 15 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Kettering University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Flint, Kettering is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#4

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Carnegie Mellon University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering science schools in the United States. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Engineering Science Master’s Degree Schools list. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering science students working on their master’s degree. U-M is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

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#7

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

University of Notre Dame came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Engineering Science Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Notre Dame.

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.

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New Jersey Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Newark, NJIT is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Louisiana State University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge.

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Rocky Mountains
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Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 39 majors within the area of study, engineering science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Engineering Science

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 15 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 Nicolás Pérez.

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