2023 Most Popular Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Engineering Master's Degree School for You
With 198,468 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, engineering is the #7 most popular major in the United States.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Engineering Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 370 schools in the United States 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 Engineering program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
Check out the engineering master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools for a Master's in Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named Northeastern University the most popular school in the United States for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
Women make up 31% of the engineering majors at the school.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great place for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.
About 28% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 72% are male.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering schools in the United States. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.
Of the 1,178 students majoring in engineering at USC, 71% are male and 29% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
About 39% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 61% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.
Of the 999 students majoring in engineering at Georgia Tech, 75% are male and 25% are female.
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With a ranking of #6, Carnegie Mellon University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
About 31% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 69% are male.
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Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree engineering programs. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 24% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 76% are male.
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San Jose State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a very large student population.
About 38% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 62% are male.
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With a ranking of #9, Johns Hopkins University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.
Of the 908 students majoring in engineering at Johns Hopkins, 71% are male and 29% are female.
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With a ranking of #10, University of California - San Diego did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students working on their master’s degree. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the city of La Jolla.
About 24% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 76% are male.
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With a ranking of #11, North Carolina State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 26% of the engineering majors at the school.
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Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 29% of the engineering majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #13, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the city of College Station.
Of the 725 students majoring in engineering at Texas A&M College Station, 78% are male and 22% are female.
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Cornell University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree engineering programs. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 37% of the engineering majors at the school.
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New York University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree engineering programs. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Women make up 25% of the engineering majors at the school.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 655 students majoring in engineering at UIUC, 73% are male and 27% are female.
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With a ranking of #17, University of Florida did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 30% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 70% are male.
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University of California - Berkeley came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 37% of the engineering majors at the school.
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University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #19 on the list. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.
About 27% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 73% are male.
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Stanford University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.
About 37% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 63% are male.
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With a ranking of #21, Stevens Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Stevens is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hoboken.
About 23% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 77% are male.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.
About 35% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 65% are male.
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With a ranking of #23, The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 526 students majoring in engineering at UT Arlington, 79% are male and 21% are female.
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University of Maryland - College Park came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. UMCP is a very large public school located in the suburb of College Park.
Women make up 25% of the engineering majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #25, University at Buffalo did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students working on their master’s degree. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo.
Of the 511 students majoring in engineering at University at Buffalo, 76% are male and 24% are female.
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Remaining Award Winners
This list shows the rest of the schools awarded a Most Popular Engineering Master's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 370 different United States engineering schools we analyzed.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Rutgers University - New Brunswick | New Brunswick, NJ |
| 52 | University of Houston | Houston, TX |
| 52 | Michigan Technological University | Houghton, MI |
| 54 | Binghamton University | Vestal, NY |
| 55 | Oregon State University | Corvallis, OR |
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Engineering Master's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 56 | University of Central Florida | Orlando, FL |
| 57 | University of Cincinnati - Main Campus | Cincinnati, OH |
| 58 | Stony Brook University | Stony Brook, NY |
| 59 | Missouri University of Science and Technology | Rolla, MO |
| 60 | Auburn University | Auburn, AL |
| 61 | University of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT |
| 62 | George Washington University | Washington, DC |
| 63 | Harvard University | Cambridge, MA |
| 64 | Iowa State University | Ames, IA |
| 65 | University of Alabama at Birmingham | Birmingham, AL |
| 65 | Drexel University | Philadelphia, PA |
| 67 | Texas Tech University | Lubbock, TX |
| 68 | University of California - Riverside | Riverside, CA |
| 68 | Florida Institute of Technology | Melbourne, FL |
| 70 | Southern Methodist University | Dallas, TX |
| 70 | Santa Clara University | Santa Clara, CA |
| 72 | University of California - Davis | Davis, CA |
| 72 | California State University - Fullerton | Fullerton, CA |
| 74 | Old Dominion University | Norfolk, VA |
| 74 | University of Arizona | Tucson, AZ |
Engineering by Region
View the Most Popular Engineering Master's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.
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| New England |
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Majors Related to Engineering
Engineering Majors to Study
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer & Information Sciences | 254,454 |
| Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 177,778 |
| Engineering Technologies | 85,188 |
| Mathematics & Statistics | 52,396 |
| Physical Sciences | 50,306 |
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).
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