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2023 Best Engineering Technologies Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Master's Degree School for You

Engineering Technologies is the #20 most popular major in the country with 85,188 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. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Engineering Technologies Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for engineering tech majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Engineering Technologies Master's Degree Schools

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best school in the Great Lakes Region for engineering technologies students working on their master’s degree. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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Out of the 28 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Findlay landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Findlay, Findlay is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a very large student population.

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#4

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

The excellent master’s degree programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering technologies schools in the Great Lakes Region . Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Fort Wayne, Trine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering technologies students working on their master’s degree. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Wisconsin - Stout did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering technologies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

With a ranking of #8, Michigan State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering technologies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.

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#9

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

With a ranking of #9, University of Dayton did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering technologies students working on their master’s degree. UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Dayton.

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#10

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering technologies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 2,230
Michigan 2,201
Ohio 2,673
Illinois 1,478
Wisconsin 1,081

Engineering Tech Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,906
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,593
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,964
Environmental Control Technology 8,690
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,592
Engineering-Related Fields 6,736
Mechanical Engineering Technology 6,013
General Engineering Technology 4,676
Construction Engineering Technology 4,330
Quality Control Technology 3,824
Computer Engineering Technology 3,595
Engineering Technology (Other) 1,768
Architectural Engineering Technology 1,290
Energy Systems Technologies 1,256
Civil Engineering Technology 1,187
Engineering-Related Technologies 989
Mining & Petroleum Technology 445
Nuclear Engineering Technology 220
Nanotechnology 114

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396
Physical Sciences 50,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 KUKA Systems GmbH.

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