by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 9,018 people earned their degree in general engineering, making the major the 96th most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,414 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 409 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 20 colleges that offered a degree in general engineering. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general engineering program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree engineering students.
Out of the 20 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Platteville landed the #1 spot on the list. UW - Platteville is a medium-sized public school situated in Platteville, Wisconsin. It awarded 44 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Wisconsin - Platteville General Engineering Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University Fort Wayne. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue University Fort Wayne is a medium-sized school located in Fort Wayne, Indiana that handed out 22 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Milwaukee School of Engineering. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 7 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Milwaukee School of Engineering General Engineering Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a large public school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 59 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee General Engineering Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region. This large school is located in West Lafayette, Indiana, and it awarded 96 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, 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 93%.
Full Purdue University - Main Campus General Engineering Report
University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 55 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Case Western Reserve University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Case Western is a fairly large school located in Cleveland, Ohio that handed out 12 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, 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 93%.
Youngstown State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Youngstown, Ohio, and it awarded 7 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Engineering at Youngstown State University
Purdue University Northwest did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #9. Purdue University Northwest is a medium-sized school located in Hammond, Indiana that handed out 5 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, Grand Valley State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region list. GVSU is located in Allendale, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Engineering at Grand Valley State University
University of Akron Main Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Akron, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Engineering at University of Akron Main Campus
Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #12. Bloomington, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, 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%.
With a ranking of #13, Central Michigan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s engineering students 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%.
Read full report on General Engineering at Central Michigan University
With a ranking of #14, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio State University - Main Campus is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
University of Illinois at Chicago ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region list. UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 14 masters’s engineering 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
With a ranking of #17, Michigan Technological University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan Technological University is located in Houghton, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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%.
Read more about General Engineering at Michigan Technological University
With a ranking of #18, University of Toledo did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Toledo is located in Toledo, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Engineering at University of Toledo
With a ranking of #18, University of Dayton did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Dayton, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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 91%.
With a ranking of #18, University of Notre Dame did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Notre Dame, Indiana, and it awarded 0 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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