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2023 Best Manufacturing Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools

24 Colleges
$63,538 Avg Salary
$26,962 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Manufacturing Engineering Bachelor's Degree 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 Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 24 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Manufacturing Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Manufacturing Engineering Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Manufacturing Engineering Bachelor's Degree 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 bachelor’s degree in the United States. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is a great place for manufacturing engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. 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

Out of the 24 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, National University landed the # 3 spot on the list. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of La Jolla.

Manufacturing Engineering majors at National University take out an average of $33,296 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Out of the 24 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Valley State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, manufacturing engineering majors at GVSU accumulate an average of around $25,346 in student debt.

Full Manufacturing Engineering at Grand Valley State University Report

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Stout helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best manufacturing engineering schools in the United States. UW - Stout is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Menomonie.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, manufacturing engineering graduates from UW - Stout carry an average student debtload of $27,057.

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#6

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

Ferris State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Manufacturing Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Ferris is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Big Rapids.

Manufacturing Engineering majors at Ferris take out an average of $22,137 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Dunwoody College of Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Best Manufacturing Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Dunwoody College of Technology is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

On average, manufacturing engineering graduates from Dunwoody College of Technology take out $35,428 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Western Washington University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree manufacturing engineering programs. Located in the small city of Bellingham, WWU is a public college with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Brigham Young University - Provo did quite well on this year’s best schools for manufacturing engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

With a ranking of #10, Bradley University did quite well on this year’s best schools for manufacturing engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Peoria, Bradley is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Manufacturing Engineering by Region

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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 24 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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