2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Manufacturing Engineering in Illinois

You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a Bachelor's Degree in manufacturing engineering. It is ranked #203 out of 338 major degree programs in terms of popularity. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Manufacturing Engineering in Illinois ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 42 bachelor's degrees in manufacturing engineering to qualified students.

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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 manufacturing engineering.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Manufacturing Engineering in Illinois

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for manufacturing engineering students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

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

1

Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

26 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IL

Northwestern University is a popular decision for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in manufacturing engineering. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in manufacturing engineering in Illinois. More information about a bachelor’s in manufacturing engineering from Northwestern University

2

Bradley University
Peoria, IL

16 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in manufacturing engineering has to look into Bradley University. Bradley is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Peoria. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in manufacturing engineering in Illinois.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the manufacturing engineering program earn around $64,500 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a bachelor’s in manufacturing engineering from Bradley University

Best Manufacturing Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	255	53
Ohio	246	22
Indiana	227	1
Wisconsin	209	37

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Rankings in Majors Related to Manufacturing Engineering

Manufacturing Engineering is one of 40 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Manufacturing Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering	861
Electrical Engineering	554
Computer Engineering	535
Civil Engineering	402
Chemical Engineering	311
Industrial Engineering	241
Biomedical Engineering	222
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	121
Agricultural Engineering	108
Materials Engineering	106

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.