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2023 Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools

54 Colleges
$70,583 Avg Salary
$26,962 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Manufacturing Engineering School for You

Manufacturing Engineering is the #244 most popular major in the country with 947 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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, Course Advisor has developed this Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools ranking. This report analyzed 54 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the United States

Check out the manufacturing engineering programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the best school for manufacturing engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools list. Located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public college with a very large student population.

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#3

National University

La Jolla, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools list. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of La Jolla.

While working on their degree, manufacturing engineering majors at National University accumulate an average of around $35,500 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Grand Valley State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools list. Located in the suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, manufacturing engineering majors at GVSU accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

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#5

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

Out of the 54 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Ferris State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Ferris is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Big Rapids.

On average, manufacturing engineering graduates from Ferris take out $24,069 in student loans while working on their degree.

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With a ranking of #6, Dunwoody College of Technology did quite well on this year’s best schools for manufacturing engineering students. Dunwoody College of Technology is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

The average amount in student loans that manufacturing engineering majors at Dunwoody College of Technology take out is $35,134.

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#7

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Carnegie Mellon University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools ranking. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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With a ranking of #8, Rochester Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s best schools for manufacturing engineering students. Located in the large suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Lawrence Technological University did quite well on this year’s best schools for manufacturing engineering students. Lawrence Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Southfield.

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University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best manufacturing engineering programs. UST MN is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

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Manufacturing Engineering by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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

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 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).

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