2025 Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Schools in Illinois

If you plan on majoring in manufacturing engineering technology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #271 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for manufacturing engineering technology students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 268 degrees in manufacturing engineering technology to qualified students.

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• Best Overall Manufacturing Engineering Technology Schools List

Manufacturing Engineering Technology Rankings by Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Schools in Illinois ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Manufacturing Engineering Technology in Illinois

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the manufacturing tech degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Illinois Schools in Manufacturing Tech

1

Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Carbondale, IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

31 Manufacturing Tech Degrees Awarded

35.5% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat Southern Illinois University Carbondale if you want to pursue a degree in manufacturing engineering technology. SIUC is a large public university located in the town of Carbondale.More information about a degree in manufacturing engineering technology from Southern Illinois University Carbondale

2

Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

50.0% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in manufacturing engineering technology needs to check out Western Illinois University. WIU is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Macomb.More information about a degree in manufacturing engineering technology from Western Illinois University

Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	939	111
Michigan	915	110
Indiana	737	216
Wisconsin	672	117

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Rankings in Majors Related to Manufacturing Tech

Manufacturing Engineering Technology is one of 8 different types of Industrial Production Technology programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Manufacturing Tech

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Industrial Technology	235
Welding Engineering Technology	3
Plastics & Polymer Engineering Technology	1

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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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