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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

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Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,183 degrees and certificates were awarded to mechanical engineering students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #31 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in Illinois 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Illinois Institute of Technology to be the most popular school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Illinois. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Of the 68 students majoring in ME at Illinois Tech, 75% are male and 25% are female.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

About 15% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 85% are male.

Full Mechanical Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Out of the 8 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

Of the 56 students majoring in ME at Northwestern, 73% are male and 27% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a very large student population.

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

Full Mechanical Engineering at University of Illinois at Chicago Report

Out of the 8 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Illinois University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a large student population.

About 20% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 80% are male.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Northern Illinois University Report

Southern Illinois University Carbondale came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a large student population.

About 17% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 83% are male.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Report

#8

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

With a ranking of #8, Bradley University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Bradley is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Peoria.

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

Full Mechanical Engineering at Bradley University Report

Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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

Majors Similar 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 8 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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