If you plan on getting your master's degree in
engineering-related fields, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #46 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for engineering-related fields students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 153 master's degrees in engineering-related fields to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
The engineering-related fields master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality engineering-related fields program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
Quality Overall Is Important
The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we consider a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
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
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
- Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to engineering-related fields students as compared to other majors.
- Major Demand - How many other engineering-related fields students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
- Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
- Student Debt - How easy is it for engineering-related fields 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 engineering-related fields related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for engineering-related fields students working on their master's degree.
The engineering-related fields school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Engineering-Related Fields Master's Degree Schools in Illinois.
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