2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for General Engineering in Illinois

If you plan on getting your master's degree in general engineering, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #54 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of general engineering. Combined, these schools handed out 28 master's degrees in general engineering to qualified students.

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More Ways to Rank General Engineering Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for general engineering.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study General Engineering in Illinois

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in general engineering.

Most Well Attended Schools for Engineering Students Working on Their Master's

1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

20 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in general engineering has to take a look at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in general engineering in Illinois. More information about a master’s in general engineering from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2

University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL

8 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in general engineering needs to look into University of Illinois at Chicago. UIC is a very large public university located in the large city of Chicago. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in general engineering in Illinois. More information about a master’s in general engineering from University of Illinois at Chicago

Best General Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	203	41
Ohio	195	116
Indiana	181	38
Wisconsin	166	184

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Rankings in Majors Related to Engineering

One of 40 majors within the Engineering area of study, General Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Engineering Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Engineering	28

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	419
Civil Engineering	322
Mechanical Engineering	281
Other Engineering	132
Industrial Engineering	129
Biomedical Engineering	98
Chemical Engineering	81
Operations Research	66
Computer Engineering	62
Materials Engineering	45

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Rémi Kaupp. More about our data sources and methodologies.