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2025 Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools

29 Colleges in the United States
941 Manufacturing Engineering Degrees Awarded
$79,644 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you're seeking a degree in manufacturing engineering, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #243 one in the country in terms of popularity.This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

College Factual reviewed 29 schools in the United States 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 941 degrees in manufacturing engineering annually.

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Choosing a Great Manufacturing Engineering School

Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools Your choice of manufacturing engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for manufacturing engineering schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Manufacturing Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

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

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Manufacturing Engineering in the United States

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the manufacturing engineering degree levels they offer.

10 Top Schools in Manufacturing Engineering

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL
7.4% Growth in Graduates

Northwestern University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in manufacturing engineering. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Evanston. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.

There were about 27 manufacturing engineering students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MI

It's difficult to beat University of Michigan - Ann Arbor if you wish to pursue a degree in manufacturing engineering. U-M is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.

There were approximately 12 manufacturing engineering students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in manufacturing engineering from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OR
91 Manufacturing Engineering Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat Oregon State University if you wish to pursue a degree in manufacturing engineering. Oregon State is a very large public university located in the small city of Corvallis. A Best Colleges rank of #238 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Oregon State is a great university overall.

There were about 91 manufacturing engineering students who graduated with this degree at Oregon State in the most recent year we have data available.

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Boston University
Boston, MA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MA

Boston University is a great decision for students interested in a degree in manufacturing engineering. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.

There were roughly 13 manufacturing engineering students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent data year.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In GA

Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Georgia Tech is a great school overall.

There were approximately 11 manufacturing engineering students who graduated with this degree at Georgia Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in manufacturing engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NC

NC State is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Raleigh. A Best Colleges rank of #122 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means NC State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 25 manufacturing engineering students who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent data year.

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7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CO

Located in the large suburb of Golden, Mines is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #87 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Mines is a great school overall.

There were roughly 12 manufacturing engineering students who graduated with this degree at Mines in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in manufacturing engineering from Colorado School of Mines

8
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
43 Manufacturing Engineering Degrees Awarded
$115,893 Median Starting Salary

Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #142 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means SMU is a great university overall.

There were about 43 manufacturing engineering students who graduated with this degree at SMU in the most recent year we have data available. Those manufacturing engineering students who get their degree from Southern Methodist University earn $36,249 more than the standard manufacturing engineering graduate.

More information about a degree in manufacturing engineering from Southern Methodist University

9
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MN
13.3% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #106 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UST MN is a great university overall.

There were roughly 30 manufacturing engineering students who graduated with this degree at UST MN in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in manufacturing engineering from University of St Thomas Minnesota

10
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
38 Manufacturing Engineering Degrees Awarded
$69,520 Median Starting Salary

BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Provo. This university ranks 3rd out of 11 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.

There were roughly 38 manufacturing engineering students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the manufacturing engineering program earn around $69,520 in their early career salary.

More information about a degree in manufacturing engineering from Brigham Young University - Provo

Manufacturing Engineering by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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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 941

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 44,794
Electrical Engineering 26,528
Civil Engineering 20,655
Computer Engineering 16,954
Biomedical Engineering 13,222
Chemical Engineering 12,248
General Engineering 11,534
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 8,671
Industrial Engineering 8,087
Systems Engineering 3,802

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