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

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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 so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 57 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 Engineering program at each school on the list.

Check out the 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 Michigan - Ann Arbor the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for engineering students working on their master’s degree. U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

Of the 1,221 students majoring in engineering at U-M, 72% are male and 28% are female.

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#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Purdue University - Main Campus is a great place for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

About 29% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 71% are male.

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Out of the 57 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the # 3 spot on the list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

Women make up 27% of the engineering majors at the school.

Full Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Ohio State University - Main Campus is a great place for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

About 26% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 74% are male.

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#5

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Out of the 57 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

Women make up 35% of the engineering majors at the school.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison 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 #6 on the list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

Of the 353 students majoring in engineering at UW - Madison, 70% are male and 30% are female.

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

Women make up 17% of the engineering majors at the school.

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Illinois Institute of Technology landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree engineering programs. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

About 28% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 72% are male.

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University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree engineering programs. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 273 students majoring in engineering at UIC, 76% are male and 24% are female.

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Michigan Technological University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree engineering programs. Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 234 students majoring in engineering at Michigan Tech, 79% are male and 21% are female.

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Best Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 5,383
Michigan 8,586
Ohio 8,648
Illinois 6,581
Wisconsin 3,396

Engineering Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917
Biomedical Engineering 12,811
General Engineering 11,796
Industrial Engineering 9,072
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 8,001
Systems Engineering 3,904
Materials Engineering 3,415
Other Engineering 2,760
Environmental Engineering 2,759
Operations Research 1,698
Agricultural Engineering 1,472
Engineering Science 1,454
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 1,378
Petroleum Engineering 1,256
Robotics Engineering 1,243
Architectural Engineering 1,012
Engineering Physics 994
Manufacturing Engineering 947
Construction Engineering 878
Nuclear Engineering 864
Marine Engineering 445
Biological Engineering 410
Polymer & Plastics Engineering 360
Geoscience Engineering 325
Mining Engineering 314
Textile Engineering 310
Ocean Engineering 285
Engineering Mechanics 272
Metallurgical Engineering 179
Energy Systems Engineering 138
Biochemical Engineering 109
Ceramic Engineering 94
Surveying Engineering 73
Electromechanical Engineering 45
Forest Engineering 41
Paper Science & Engineering 27
Engineering Chemistry 13

Majors Similar to Engineering

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 26 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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.

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