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

Manufacturing Engineering isn't the most popular master's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #164 in popularity out of 326 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Manufacturing Engineering in Illinois ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 9 master's degrees in manufacturing engineering during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Manufacturing Engineering School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in manufacturing engineering matters. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Manufacturing Engineering in Illinois ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of manufacturing engineering students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for manufacturing engineering.

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

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

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

1

Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL

6 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in manufacturing engineering has to take a look at Illinois Institute of Technology. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school 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 manufacturing engineering in Illinois.

There were approximately 6 manufacturing engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at Illinois Tech in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in manufacturing engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology

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Bradley University
Peoria, IL

3 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Bradley University is a popular decision for individuals interested in a master's degree in manufacturing engineering. Bradley is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Peoria. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in manufacturing engineering in Illinois.

There were about 3 manufacturing engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at Bradley in the most recent data year.

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

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Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

Northwestern University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in manufacturing engineering. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. More information about a master’s in manufacturing engineering from Northwestern University

Best Manufacturing Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	203	41
Ohio	195	2
Wisconsin	166	19

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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.

Majors Similar to Manufacturing Engineering

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.