by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.
In 2021-2022, 11,534 people earned their degree in general engineering, making the major the 79th most popular in the United States. In , general engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $68,578 and had an average of $22,777 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,677 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,207 and $27,662 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 341 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,182 and $43,142 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 20 colleges that offered a degree in general engineering. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general engineering program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Platteville. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region. This medium-sized school is located in Platteville, Wisconsin, and it awarded 34 masters’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University Fort Wayne. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region list. PFW is a medium-sized public school situated in Fort Wayne, Indiana. It awarded 16 masters’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Purdue University Fort Wayne General Engineering Report
Out of the 20 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Milwaukee School of Engineering landed the #3 spot on the list. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 6 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this large public school awarded 35 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee General Engineering Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region. Purdue University - Main Campus is a large school located in West Lafayette, Indiana that handed out 92 masters’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 67 masters’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Case Western Reserve University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Case Western is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cleveland, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Case Western Reserve University General Engineering Report
Youngstown State University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Youngstown State University is a fairly large school located in Youngstown, Ohio that handed out 2 masters’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Purdue University Northwest came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Hammond, Indiana, and it awarded 9 masters’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Engineering at Purdue University Northwest
Grand Valley State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #10. Allendale, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 10 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of Akron Main Campus landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Akron, Ohio, and it awarded 1 masters’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Engineering at University of Akron Main Campus
Indiana University - Bloomington came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Bloomington, Indiana, this large public school awarded 24 diplomas to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Central Michigan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #13. Mount Pleasant, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about General Engineering at Central Michigan University
With a ranking of #14, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio State is a public institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Illinois at Chicago ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Illinois at Chicago is a large public school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 5 masters’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Illinois at Chicago General Engineering Report
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 14 masters’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Read more about General Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
With a ranking of #17, Michigan Technological University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan Technological University is a medium-sized school located in Houghton, Michigan that handed out 2 masters’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Notre Dame came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Notre Dame, Indiana, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of Dayton came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Dayton, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #18, University of Toledo did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Toledo, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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