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2023 Most Popular Manufacturing Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

12 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 so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Manufacturing Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Manufacturing Engineering program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Grand Valley State University the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for manufacturing engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. GVSU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Allendale.

About 23% of the students majoring in manufacturing engineering at the school are women while 77% are male.

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

#2

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Ferris State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular manufacturing engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 4% of the manufacturing engineering majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that manufacturing engineering majors at Ferris take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $22,137.

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#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Manufacturing Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

Of the 25 students majoring in manufacturing engineering at Northwestern, 68% are male and 32% are female.

Full Manufacturing Engineering at Northwestern University Report

#4

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Bradley University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular manufacturing engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . Bradley is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Peoria.

Of the 19 students majoring in manufacturing engineering at Bradley, 84% are male and 16% are female.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Stout helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular manufacturing engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Manufacturing Engineering majors at UW - Stout take out an average of $27,057 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Manufacturing Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Stout Report

Miami University - Oxford came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Manufacturing Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Miami University - Oxford is a large public school located in the town of Oxford.

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

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#7

Central State University

Wilberforce, OH

Central State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree manufacturing engineering programs. Central State University is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Wilberforce.

Women make up 14% of the manufacturing engineering majors at the school.

Full Manufacturing Engineering at Central State University Report

University of Michigan - Dearborn came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Manufacturing Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UM Dearborn is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Dearborn.

Of the 6 students majoring in manufacturing engineering at UM Dearborn, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Manufacturing Engineering at University of Michigan - Dearborn Report

#9

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

Youngstown State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for manufacturing engineering students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Youngstown State University is a large public school located in the city of Youngstown.

About 50% of the students majoring in manufacturing engineering at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Manufacturing Engineering at Youngstown State University Report

University of Southern Indiana ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Manufacturing Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. USI is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Evansville.

Read full report on Manufacturing Engineering at University of Southern Indiana

Best Manufacturing Engineering Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 99
Ohio 19
Illinois 50
Indiana 0
Wisconsin 44

One of 40 majors within the area of study, manufacturing engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 12 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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