2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree School for You
Mechanical Engineering is the #32 most popular major in the country with 9,007 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 37 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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 Mechanical Engineering program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Michigan Technological University the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 152 students majoring in ME at Michigan Tech, 90% are male and 10% are female.
Full Mechanical Engineering at Michigan Technological University Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.
About 14% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 86% are male.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.
Of the 110 students majoring in ME at U-M, 75% are male and 25% are female.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 22% of the ME majors at the school.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Illinois Institute of Technology is a great place for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
About 25% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 75% are male.
Full Mechanical Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology Report
With a ranking of #6, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.
Of the 67 students majoring in ME at Ohio State, 73% are male and 27% are female.
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University of Michigan - Dearborn did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mechanical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UM Dearborn is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Dearborn.
Of the 66 students majoring in ME at UM Dearborn, 86% are male and 14% are female.
Full Mechanical Engineering at University of Michigan - Dearborn Report
University of Wisconsin - Madison came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.
Of the 63 students majoring in ME at UW - Madison, 84% are male and 16% are female.
Full Mechanical Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.
Women make up 15% of the ME majors at the school.
Full Mechanical Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report
Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.
Of the 58 students majoring in ME at IUPUI, 95% are male and 5% are female.
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Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best mechanical engineering colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 592 |
| Illinois | 346 |
| Ohio | 395 |
| Indiana | 282 |
| Wisconsin | 96 |
Majors Related to ME
Mechanical Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Electrical Engineering | 11,021 |
| Civil Engineering | 6,042 |
| Computer Engineering | 5,557 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 4,252 |
| General Engineering | 3,548 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 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 Michel Villeneuve.
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