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2023 Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools

36 Colleges
$70,583 Avg Salary
$26,962 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Manufacturing Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, 423 people earned a degree or certificate in manufacturing engineering, making the major the #187 most popular in the United States.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

The Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 36 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for manufacturing engineering majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools

#1

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Carnegie Mellon University the best school in the United States for manufacturing engineering students. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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Out of the 36 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Rochester Institute of Technology landed the # 2 spot on the list. RIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rochester.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Lawrence Technological University is a great place for manufacturing engineering students. Located in the city of Southfield, Lawrence Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at University of St Thomas Minnesota helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best manufacturing engineering schools in the United States. Located in the city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 36 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for manufacturing engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools list. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of California - Los Angeles landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best manufacturing engineering programs. UCLA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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University of Southern California ranked #9 on this year’s Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for manufacturing engineering students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Manufacturing Engineering by Region

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Manufacturing Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

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 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).

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