2024 Best Manufacturing Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

Manufacturing Engineering is about average in terms of popularity for master's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #169 out of the 343 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

There was only one school in Illinois to review for the 2024 Best Manufacturing Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. If you would like to see more options to choose from, check out the Best Master's Degree Schools in the United States ranking..

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One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Best Manufacturing Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Illinois list to help you make the college decision.

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

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

Top Illinois Schools for a Master's in Manufacturing Engineering

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Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL

1 Annual Graduates

Illinois Institute of Technology is a good option for students pursuing a master's degree in manufacturing engineering. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a master’s in manufacturing engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology

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Bradley University
Peoria, IL

5 Annual Graduates

Bradley University is a good decision for students interested in a master's degree in manufacturing engineering. Bradley is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Peoria.More information about a master’s in manufacturing engineering from Bradley University

Best Manufacturing Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	211	27
Ohio	207	1
Wisconsin	173	26

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Rankings in Majors Related to Manufacturing Engineering

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

Manufacturing Engineering Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Manufacturing Engineering	6

Majors Similar to Manufacturing Engineering

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.