by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Engineering-Related Fields is the 112th most popular major in the country with 6,736 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, engineering-related fields graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $77,404 and had an average of $26,200 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,345 engineering-related fields graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,498 and $28,325 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 733 engineering-related fields graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s” ranking looked at 29 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering-related fields. To top this list, a school must have a successful engineering-related fields program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree engineering-related fields students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s. Ohio University - Athens Campus is a large school located in Athens, Ohio that handed out 70 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. UIUC is a public institution located in Champaign, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 62 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Dearborn. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s. Located in Dearborn, Michigan, this medium-sized public school awarded 50 diplomas to qualified masters’s engineering-related fields students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oakland University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Oakland is a fairly large public school situated in Rochester Hills, Michigan. It awarded 48 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Dayton. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s. UDayton is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dayton, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 43 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. IUPUI is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 43 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s engineering-related fields degrees to 40 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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With a ranking of #8, Indiana Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 39 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering-related fields students in 2020-2021.
Purdue University Northwest landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. Purdue University Northwest is a public institution located in Hammond, Indiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 37 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Northwestern University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Northwestern is a large school located in Evanston, Illinois that handed out 32 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Kettering University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. Kettering is located in Flint, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #12. AFIT Graduate School of Engineering & Management is a small public school situated in Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. It awarded 28 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
Central Michigan University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. Central Michigan University is a fairly large school located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan that handed out 26 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #15, Wayne State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Located in Detroit, Michigan, this large public school handed out 24 diplomas to qualified masters’s engineering-related fields students in 2020-2021.
Eastern Michigan University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #16. Ypsilanti, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering-related fields degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Bowling Green, Ohio, and it awarded 21 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
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Northern Illinois University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #18. NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees to qualified students.
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Case Western Reserve University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. Case Western Reserve University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cleveland, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #20, Lawrence Technological University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Lawrence Technological University is a small school located in Southfield, Michigan that handed out 15 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Michigan State University ranked #21 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Michigan State University is located in East Lansing, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
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Western Michigan University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #22. WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees to qualified students.
Indiana State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #23. Indiana State University is a public institution located in Terre Haute, Indiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #24 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Purdue is a large public school situated in West Lafayette, Indiana. It awarded 3 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology ranked #24 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Terre Haute, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s engineering-related fields degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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