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

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$83,900 Avg Salary

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 Most Popular 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 37 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 Mechanical Engineering program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for ME majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found Michigan Technological University to be the most popular school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 10% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 90% are male.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Michigan Technological University Report

#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Out of the 37 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

Women make up 14% of the ME majors at the school.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University - Main Campus Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . U-M is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

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

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 90 students majoring in ME at UC, 78% are male and 22% are female.

Full Mechanical Engineering at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Report

Out of the 37 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois Institute of Technology landed the # 5 spot on the list. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Women make up 25% of the ME majors at the school.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology Report

Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree mechanical engineering programs. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

About 27% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 73% are male.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report

With a ranking of #7, University of Michigan - Dearborn did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. UM Dearborn is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Dearborn.

About 14% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 86% are male.

Full Mechanical Engineering at University of Michigan - Dearborn Report

University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mechanical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.

About 16% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 84% are male.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Madison

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

Of the 61 students majoring in ME at UIUC, 85% are male and 15% are female.

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#10

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills.

About 21% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 79% are male.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 2,498
Ohio 2,106
Illinois 1,183
Indiana 1,336
Wisconsin 855

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

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.

  • 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.

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