by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Manufacturing Tech Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 4,812 people earned their degree in manufacturing engineering technology, making the major the 271st most popular in the United States.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 93 manufacturing engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Manufacturing Tech Major” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in manufacturing engineering technology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their manufacturing engineering technology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Manufacturing Tech Major” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree manufacturing tech students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Manufacturing Tech Major. Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hato Rey, . It awarded 43 masters’s manufacturing tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Manufacturing Tech Major. Carbondale, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s manufacturing tech degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rochester Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Manufacturing Tech Major. RIT is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rochester, New York. 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 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Rochester Institute of Technology Manufacturing Engineering Technology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Manufacturing Tech Major list. Oregon Institute of Technology is located in Klamath Falls, Oregon and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s manufacturing tech degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Manufacturing Engineering Technology at OIT
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Manufacturing Tech Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Illinois University landed the #5 spot on the list. Macomb, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s manufacturing tech degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Western Michigan University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Manufacturing Tech Major list. This fairly large school is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and it awarded 3 masters’s manufacturing tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Western Michigan University Manufacturing Engineering Technology Report
Illinois Institute of Technology landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Manufacturing Tech Major ranking. Illinois Institute of Technology is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s manufacturing tech degrees to qualified students.
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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, 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 87%.
Read full report on Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Illinois Institute of Technology
Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Manufacturing Tech Major ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Mankato, Minnesota, this fairly large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s manufacturing tech students 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%.
Full Minnesota State University - Mankato Manufacturing Engineering Technology Report
University of Wisconsin - Platteville landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Manufacturing Tech Major ranking. UW - Platteville is a public institution located in Platteville, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 89 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Manufacturing Engineering Technology at University of Wisconsin - Platteville
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