2024 Best Manufacturing Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Michigan

Manufacturing Engineering 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 #169 in popularity out of 343 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the best for manufacturing engineering students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 27 master's degrees in manufacturing engineering to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

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 manufacturing engineering students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other manufacturing engineering 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 much debt manufacturing engineering students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized manufacturing engineering related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

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

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

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

Top Michigan Schools for a Master's in Manufacturing Engineering

1

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

12 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in manufacturing engineering has to check out University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in manufacturing engineering from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

2

University of Michigan - Dearborn
Dearborn, MI

10 Annual Graduates

University of Michigan - Dearborn is a good option for students pursuing a master's degree in manufacturing engineering. Located in the midsize city of Dearborn, UM Dearborn is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in manufacturing engineering from University of Michigan - Dearborn

2

Wayne State University
Detroit, MI

5 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Wayne State University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in manufacturing engineering. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in manufacturing engineering from Wayne State University

Best Manufacturing Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	221	6
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	27

Most Popular Majors Related to Manufacturing Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering	507
Electrical and Computer Engineering.	309
Industrial Engineering	259
Electrical Engineering	206
Computer Engineering	178
Biomedical Engineering	152
Systems Engineering	129
Other Engineering	116
Civil Engineering	114
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	111

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.