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Most Popular General Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

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

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$87,583 Avg Salary

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

General Engineering is the #149 most popular major in Illinois with 30 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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular General Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 2 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 General Engineering program at each school on the list.

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

Our analysis found University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to be the most popular school for general engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Illinois. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

Women make up 36% of the engineering majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 11% of the engineering majors at the school.

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Best General Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 38
Ohio 78
Indiana 145
Wisconsin 194

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

Majors Similar to Engineering

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 2 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 Rémi Kaupp.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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