2024 Best Engineering Mechanics Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

If you're seeking a Master's Degree in engineering mechanics, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #256 one in the country in terms of popularity.This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Engineering Mechanics Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 3 master's degrees in engineering mechanics during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

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 mechanics students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other engineering mechanics 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 mechanics 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 mechanics related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for engineering mechanics students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The engineering mechanics 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 Mechanics Master's Degree Schools in Illinois.

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

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in engineering mechanics.

Top Illinois Schools for a Master's in Engineering Mechanics

1

Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

3 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Northwestern University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in engineering mechanics. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in engineering mechanics from Northwestern University

2

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

It is hard to beat University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign if you wish to pursue a master's degree in engineering mechanics. UIUC is a very large public university located in the city of Champaign.More information about a master’s in engineering mechanics from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Best Engineering Mechanics Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Engineering Mechanics Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	211	0
Ohio	207	0
Wisconsin	173	2

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Rankings in Majors Related to Engineering Mechanics

One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Engineering Mechanics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Engineering Mechanics Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Engineering Mechanics	3

Most Popular Majors Related to Engineering Mechanics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	414
Civil Engineering	317
Mechanical Engineering	276
Industrial Engineering	132
Other Engineering	129
Computer Engineering	115
Biomedical Engineering	107
Chemical Engineering	82
Materials Engineering	54
Operations Research	52

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Siemens Pressebild. More about our data sources and methodologies.