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2023 Most Popular Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Ohio

13 Colleges
$85,090 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Master's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, engineering was ranked 4th in Ohio. In fact, 2,427 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Most Popular Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Ohio ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 13 schools in Ohio 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 Ohio.

Our 2023 rankings named Ohio State University - Main Campus the most popular school in Ohio for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.

Women make up 26% of the engineering majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 22% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 78% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management is a great place for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Wright-Patterson AFB, AFIT Graduate School of Engineering & Management is a public college with a small student population.

About 15% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 85% are male.

Full Engineering at Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management Report

#4

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Dayton is a great place for engineering students working on their master’s degree. UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Dayton.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Case Western Reserve University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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

Full Engineering at Case Western Reserve University Report

With a ranking of #6, Wright State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 32% of the engineering majors at the school.

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#7

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

Cleveland State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 106 students majoring in engineering at Cleveland State University, 72% are male and 28% are female.

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With a ranking of #8, Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students working on their master’s degree. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the town of Athens.

Women make up 16% of the engineering majors at the school.

Full Engineering at Ohio University - Athens Campus Report

#9

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

With a ranking of #9, University of Toledo did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students working on their master’s degree. University of Toledo is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Toledo.

Women make up 30% of the engineering majors at the school.

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University of Akron Main Campus 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 #10 on the list. University of Akron Main Campus is a large public school located in the city of Akron.

About 43% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 57% are male.

Full Engineering at University of Akron Main Campus Report

Best Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 2,311
Indiana 1,581
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 13 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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