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

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Finding the Best Manufacturing Engineering Master'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.

The Most Popular Manufacturing Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Manufacturing Engineering program at each school on the list.

Check out the manufacturing engineering master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Stout the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for manufacturing engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 26 students majoring in manufacturing engineering at UW - Stout, 92% are male and 8% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular manufacturing engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

Of the 12 students majoring in manufacturing engineering at U-M, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Dearborn landed the # 3 spot on the list. UM Dearborn is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Dearborn.

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#4

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bradley University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Manufacturing Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Bradley is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Peoria.

About 40% of the students majoring in manufacturing engineering at the school are women while 60% are male.

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#4

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Out of the 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in manufacturing engineering at Wayne State, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Manufacturing Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a very large student population.

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Illinois Institute of Technology ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Manufacturing Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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#8

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

With a ranking of #8, Youngstown State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for manufacturing engineering students working on their master’s degree. Youngstown State University is a large public school located in the city of Youngstown.

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Western Michigan University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Manufacturing Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public school with a large student population.

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#8

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

With a ranking of #8, Northwestern University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for manufacturing engineering students working on their master’s degree. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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Best Manufacturing Engineering Colleges by State

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

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 10 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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