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2023 Best Manufacturing Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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$91,720 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, manufacturing engineering was ranked #187 in the country. In fact 423 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

The Best Manufacturing Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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.

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2023 Best Manufacturing Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Manufacturing Engineering Master's Degree Colleges.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Master's in Manufacturing Engineering

Our analysis found University of Michigan - Ann Arbor to be the best school for manufacturing engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.

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#2

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bradley University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Manufacturing Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Peoria, Bradley is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Michigan - Dearborn helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best manufacturing engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Dearborn, UM Dearborn is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Stout helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best manufacturing engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . UW - Stout is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Menomonie.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois Institute of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Manufacturing Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus 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 #6 on the list. UC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

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#7

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

With a ranking of #7, Wayne State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for manufacturing engineering students working on their master’s degree. Wayne State is a very large public school located in the city of Detroit.

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Best Manufacturing Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best manufacturing engineering colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 31
Illinois 6
Ohio 2
Wisconsin 26

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

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 7 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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