2024 Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

Manufacturing Engineering Technology 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 #537 in popularity out of 1172 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 reviewed 2 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of manufacturing engineering technology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 26 master's degrees in manufacturing engineering technology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

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 manufacturing engineering technology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of manufacturing engineering technology students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• 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.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized manufacturing engineering technology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for manufacturing engineering technology students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Manufacturing Engineering Technology Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Manufacturing Engineering Technology in Illinois

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for manufacturing engineering technology students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Illinois Schools for a Master's in Manufacturing Tech

1

Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Carbondale, IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

20 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in manufacturing engineering technology needs to check out Southern Illinois University Carbondale. SIUC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Carbondale.More information about a master’s in manufacturing engineering technology from Southern Illinois University Carbondale

2

Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

5 Annual Graduates

Western Illinois University is a wonderful decision for individuals pursuing a master's degree in manufacturing engineering technology. Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in manufacturing engineering technology from Western Illinois University

Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	476	3
Wisconsin	317	0

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Manufacturing Engineering Technology Related Rankings by Major

One of 8 majors within the Industrial Production Technology area of study, Manufacturing Engineering Technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Manufacturing Tech

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Industrial Technology	138

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).
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