2025 Best Manufacturing Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

When it comes to popularity, a master's degree in manufacturing engineering sits in the middle of the road, ranking #169 out of 343 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of manufacturing engineering. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 42 master's degrees in manufacturing engineering during the 2022-2023 academic year.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on manufacturing engineering students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of manufacturing engineering students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for manufacturing engineering to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized manufacturing engineering related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for manufacturing engineering students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Manufacturing Engineering Schools

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 Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Manufacturing Engineering in the Great Lakes Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in manufacturing engineering.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Master's in Manufacturing Engineering

1

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

10 Annual Graduates

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a wonderful choice for students interested in a master's degree in manufacturing engineering. U-M is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.More information about a master’s in manufacturing engineering from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

2

University of Wisconsin - Stout
Menomonie, WI

11 Annual Graduates

$94,163 Median Starting Salary

University of Wisconsin - Stout is a great option for individuals interested in a master's degree in manufacturing engineering. UW - Stout is a medium-sized public university located in the distant town of Menomonie.

After graduation, manufacturing engineering master's recipients typically earn around $94,163 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a master’s in manufacturing engineering from University of Wisconsin - Stout

Best Manufacturing Engineering Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	221	6
Michigan	211	27
Ohio	207	1
Wisconsin	173	26

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Manufacturing Engineering Related Rankings by Major

Manufacturing Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Manufacturing Engineering Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Manufacturing Engineering	42

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering	1,307
Electrical Engineering	1,212
Civil Engineering	729
Industrial Engineering	586
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	521
Electrical and Computer Engineering.	520
Computer Engineering	514
Biomedical Engineering	450
General Engineering	399
Other Engineering	356

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.