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2024 Best Engineering-Related Fields Schools in Illinois

4 Colleges in Illinois
172 Engineering-Related Fields Degrees Awarded
$85,668 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in engineering-related fields, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #112 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Engineering-Related Fields Schools in Illinois ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 172 degrees in engineering-related fields during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Best Engineering-Related Fields Schools in Illinois The engineering-related fields program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Engineering-Related Fields rankings. For our Best Overall Engineering-Related Fields School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

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

Bachelor's Degrees in Engineering-Related Fields
Master's Degrees in Engineering-Related Fields

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Engineering-Related Fields Schools in Illinois list, to help you choose the best school for you. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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The schools below may not offer all types of engineering-related fields degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
33 Engineering-Related Fields Degrees Awarded
$111,200 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat Northwestern University if you want to pursue a degree in engineering-related fields. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Evanston. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.

There were approximately 33 engineering-related fields students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the engineering-related fields program at Northwestern University make $25,532 more than the typical college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
58 Engineering-Related Fields Degrees Awarded
$66,324 Median Starting Salary

Illinois Institute of Technology is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in engineering-related fields. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. This school ranks 9th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were approximately 58 engineering-related fields students who graduated with this degree at Illinois Tech in the most recent data year. After graduation, engineering-related fields degree recipients generally make an average of $66,324 in the first five years of their career.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
62 Engineering-Related Fields Degrees Awarded
$79,481 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in engineering-related fields needs to take a look at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.

There were about 62 engineering-related fields students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the engineering-related fields program make about $79,481 in the first couple years of working.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In IL
10.5% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat Northern Illinois University if you want to pursue a degree in engineering-related fields. NIU is a large public university located in the suburb of Dekalb. This university ranks 24th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were approximately 19 engineering-related fields students who graduated with this degree at NIU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Explore all the Best Engineering-Related Fields Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 322 431
Ohio 314 303
Indiana 294 276
Wisconsin 273 62

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One of 18 majors within the Engineering Technologies area of study, Engineering-Related Fields has other similar majors worth exploring.

Major Annual Graduates
Industrial & Management Engineering 171
Engineering Design 1

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 586
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 339
Electronics Engineering Technology 288
Computer Engineering Technology 253
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 234
Environmental Control Technology 202
Mechanical Engineering Technology 164
General Engineering Technology 155
Engineering Technology (Other) 119
Energy Systems Technologies 49

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