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2023 Most Popular 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 Most Popular 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 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Manufacturing Engineering program at each school on the list.

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

Our analysis found University of Wisconsin - Stout to be the most popular school for manufacturing engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . UW - Stout is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Menomonie.

About 8% of the students majoring in manufacturing engineering at the school are women while 92% are male.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in manufacturing engineering at the school are women while 75% are male.

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

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#4

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Manufacturing Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Wayne State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Detroit.

About 20% of the students majoring in manufacturing engineering at the school are women while 80% are male.

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#4

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

Out of the 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bradley University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Peoria, Bradley is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 40% of the manufacturing engineering majors at the school.

Full Manufacturing Engineering at Bradley University Report

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Manufacturing Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UC is a very large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

Full Manufacturing Engineering at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Report

Illinois Institute of Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Manufacturing Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Manufacturing Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology Report

#8

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

With a ranking of #8, Youngstown State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for manufacturing engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public school with a large student population.

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#8

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Manufacturing Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Western Michigan University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Manufacturing Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. WMU is a large public school located in the small city of Kalamazoo.

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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 10 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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