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2023 Most Popular Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Engineering Master's Degree School for You

With 61,791 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, engineering is the #4 most popular major 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 57 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 Engineering program at each school on the list.

Check out the engineering master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Michigan - Ann Arbor the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for engineering students working on their master’s degree. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

Of the 1,221 students majoring in engineering at U-M, 72% are male and 28% are female.

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#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

About 29% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 71% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great place for engineering students working on their master’s degree. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

Women make up 27% of the engineering majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Ohio State University - Main Campus is a great place for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.

About 26% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 74% are male.

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#5

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

Women make up 35% of the engineering majors at the school.

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

Of the 353 students majoring in engineering at UW - Madison, 70% are male and 30% are female.

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Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

About 28% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 72% are male.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Michigan - Dearborn did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students working on their master’s degree. UM Dearborn is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Dearborn.

Women make up 17% of the engineering majors at the school.

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University of Illinois at Chicago ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 273 students majoring in engineering at UIC, 76% are male and 24% are female.

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With a ranking of #10, Michigan Technological University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 234 students majoring in engineering at Michigan Tech, 79% are male and 21% are female.

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Best Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 2,311
Indiana 1,581
Ohio 2,427
Wisconsin 755
Michigan 3,043

Engineering Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548
Systems Engineering 3,068
Industrial Engineering 3,028
Chemical Engineering 2,662
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 2,375
Other Engineering 1,820
Materials Engineering 1,810
Operations Research 1,191
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 928
Environmental Engineering 919
Robotics Engineering 560
Engineering Science 451
Nuclear Engineering 437
Manufacturing Engineering 423
Petroleum Engineering 401
Agricultural Engineering 332
Construction Engineering 288
Engineering Physics 286
Architectural Engineering 243
Geoscience Engineering 173
Polymer & Plastics Engineering 167
Engineering Mechanics 144
Mining Engineering 132
Ocean Engineering 112
Textile Engineering 96
Biological Engineering 80
Energy Systems Engineering 79
Marine Engineering 44
Metallurgical Engineering 40
Biochemical Engineering 21
Ceramic Engineering 20
Electromechanical Engineering 16
Surveying Engineering 11
Paper Science & Engineering 7

Majors Similar to Engineering

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705
Engineering Technologies 7,672

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 26 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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.

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