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2023 Best Manufacturing Engineering Master's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Manufacturing Engineering Master's Degree 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Manufacturing Engineering Master's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in the United States 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 Manufacturing Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

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

Top 10 Best Manufacturing Engineering Master's Degree Schools

#1

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Our analysis found Carnegie Mellon University to be the best school for manufacturing engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Out of the 32 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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The excellent master’s degree programs at North Carolina State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best manufacturing engineering schools in the United States. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

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Out of the 32 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 4 spot on the list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Manufacturing Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - Los Angeles ranked #6 on this year’s Best Manufacturing Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. UCLA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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University of Southern California did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for manufacturing engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree manufacturing engineering programs. Located in the city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#9

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

Bradley University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree manufacturing engineering programs. Bradley is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Peoria.

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Colorado School of Mines landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree manufacturing engineering programs. Mines is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Golden.

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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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