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

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$87,583 Avg Salary

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

General Engineering is the #80 most popular major in the country with 11,796 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best General Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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

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

Top 10 Best General Engineering Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Madison the best school in the Great Lakes Region for general engineering students working on their master’s degree. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Platteville. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Platteville is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Platteville.

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#3

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

The excellent master’s degree programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Case Western Reserve University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Grand Valley State University is a great place for general engineering students working on their master’s degree. GVSU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Allendale.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree general engineering programs. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree general engineering programs. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus.

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Michigan Technological University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree general engineering programs. Located in the remote town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Milwaukee School of Engineering did quite well on this year’s best schools for general engineering students working on their master’s degree. MSOE is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

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#10

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree general engineering programs. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best General Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 470
Ohio 243
Illinois 427
Indiana 254
Wisconsin 202

General Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Engineering

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 16 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 Rémi Kaupp.

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