2023 Best Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, mechanical engineering was ranked #21 in the country. In fact 46,178 degrees and certificates were handed out 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. 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.
The Best Mechanical 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 34 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs 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 Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Check out the ME master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 10 Best Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the best school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Notre Dame is a great place for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Notre Dame.
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Michigan Technological University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the remote town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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Michigan State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree mechanical engineering programs. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Lawrence Technological University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Southfield, Lawrence Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mechanical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.
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Marquette University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mechanical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 2,498 |
| Ohio | 2,106 |
| Illinois | 1,183 |
| Indiana | 1,336 |
| Wisconsin | 855 |
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Mechanical Engineering Related Rankings by Major
Mechanical Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to ME
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Electrical Engineering | 28,844 |
| Civil Engineering | 21,388 |
| Computer Engineering | 17,987 |
| Chemical Engineering | 12,917 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 12,811 |
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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Michel Villeneuve.
More about our data sources and methodologies.