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2023 Most Popular Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Indiana

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Finding the Best Engineering Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, engineering students earned 1,581 degrees and certificates from an Indiana school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Indiana ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Indiana 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.

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

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our analysis found Purdue University - Main Campus to be the most popular school for engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Indiana. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 29% of the engineering majors at the school.

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Out of the 9 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 20% of the engineering majors at the school.

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#3

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Notre Dame is a great place for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 35% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 65% are male.

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Out of the 9 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Northwest landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Hammond, Purdue Northwest is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 41% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 59% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Purdue University Fort Wayne is a great place for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Fort Wayne, PFW is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in engineering at PFW, 82% are male and 18% are female.

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Indiana University - Bloomington 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 #6 on the list. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

Of the 21 students majoring in engineering at IU Bloomington, 76% are male and 24% are female.

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Rose - Hulman 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. Located in the city of Terre Haute, Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 11% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 89% are male.

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#8

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Trine University

Angola, IN

With a ranking of #8, Trine University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Trine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Angola.

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Best Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 2,311
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

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 9 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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