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2025 Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools in Illinois

2 Colleges in Illinois
49 Manufacturing Engineering Degrees Awarded
$79,644 Avg Early-Career Salary
Manufacturing Engineering degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #243 out of the 395 majors we look at each year. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of manufacturing engineering. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 49 degrees in manufacturing engineering during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Manufacturing Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Manufacturing Engineering
Master's Degrees in Manufacturing Engineering

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools in Illinois list to help you make the college 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 in Illinois

The schools below may not offer all types of manufacturing engineering degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Illinois Schools in Manufacturing Engineering

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7.4% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in manufacturing engineering needs to check out Northwestern University. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Evanston.More information about a degree in manufacturing engineering from Northwestern University

2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$67,488 Median Starting Salary

Bradley University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in manufacturing engineering. Located in the midsize city of Peoria, Bradley is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.

Soon after graduation, manufacturing engineering degree recipients typically make about $67,488 in their early careers.

More information about a degree in manufacturing engineering from Bradley University

Best Manufacturing Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 322 99
Ohio 314 18
Indiana 294 0
Wisconsin 273 44

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One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Manufacturing Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Manufacturing Engineering Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Manufacturing Engineering 49

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Majors Similar to Manufacturing Engineering

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 1,248
Electrical Engineering 815
Civil Engineering 707
Computer Engineering 639
Chemical Engineering 449
General Engineering 435
Biomedical Engineering 409
Industrial Engineering 365
Materials Engineering 214
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 196

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