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. 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 Manufacturing Engineering Major” ranking.
Manufacturing Engineering is the 243rd most popular major in the country with 947 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, manufacturing engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $70,583 and had an average of $26,962 in loans still to pay off.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 374 manufacturing engineering 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 Engineering Major” ranking, we looked at 42 colleges that offer a degree in manufacturing engineering. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their manufacturing engineering program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Manufacturing Engineering Major” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree manufacturing engineering students.
Out of the 42 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Manufacturing Engineering Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico landed the #1 spot on the list. Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico is a small school located in Hato Rey, that handed out 22 masters’s manufacturing engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 42 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Manufacturing Engineering Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Stout landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Menomonie, Wisconsin, and it awarded 26 masters’s manufacturing engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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 full report on Manufacturing Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Stout
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Methodist University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Manufacturing Engineering Major list. This fairly large school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 57 masters’s manufacturing engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, 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 90%.
Out of the 42 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Manufacturing Engineering Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado School of Mines landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Golden, Colorado, and it awarded 13 masters’s manufacturing engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
Full Colorado School of Mines Manufacturing Engineering Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Savannah College of Art and Design. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Manufacturing Engineering Major list. Savannah College of Art and Design is a fairly large school located in Savannah, Georgia that handed out 16 masters’s manufacturing engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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%.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Manufacturing Engineering Major list. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s manufacturing engineering students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Michigan - Dearborn came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Manufacturing Engineering Major ranking. University of Michigan - Dearborn is a public institution located in Dearborn, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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North Carolina State University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Manufacturing Engineering Major list. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s manufacturing engineering degrees to 38 students 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Full North Carolina State University Manufacturing Engineering Report
Rochester Institute of Technology came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Manufacturing Engineering Major ranking. RIT is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rochester, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, 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 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Manufacturing Engineering Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 10 masters’s manufacturing engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Bradley University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Manufacturing Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Peoria, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s manufacturing engineering students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #12, Missouri University of Science and Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Manufacturing Engineering Major list. Rolla, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s manufacturing engineering degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
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The University of Texas at El Paso came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Manufacturing Engineering Major ranking. The University of Texas at El Paso is located in El Paso, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s manufacturing engineering degrees to qualified students.
Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Manufacturing Engineering Major list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this large public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s manufacturing engineering students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.
Full Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus Manufacturing Engineering Report
Boston University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Manufacturing Engineering Major list. Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 masters’s manufacturing engineering degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Manufacturing Engineering Major ranking. The University of Texas at San Antonio is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s manufacturing engineering degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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, California State University - Northridge did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Manufacturing Engineering Major list. Northridge, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s manufacturing engineering degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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 Manufacturing Engineering at California State University - Northridge
New Jersey Institute of Technology landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Manufacturing Engineering Major ranking. Newark, New Jersey is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s manufacturing engineering degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Manufacturing Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #19. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 16 masters’s manufacturing engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Manufacturing Engineering at Arizona State University - Tempe
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Manufacturing Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #20. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 masters’s manufacturing engineering degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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 #21, Wayne State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Manufacturing Engineering Major list. Wayne State is a large school located in Detroit, Michigan that handed out 5 masters’s manufacturing engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Wayne State University Manufacturing Engineering Report
With a ranking of #22, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Manufacturing Engineering Major list. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a large public school situated in Edinburg, Texas. It awarded 4 masters’s manufacturing engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Manufacturing Engineering Major ranking. Brigham Young University - Provo is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Provo, Utah. It awarded 4 masters’s manufacturing engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Manufacturing Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #24. Illinois Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Illinois Institute of Technology Manufacturing Engineering Report
University of Kentucky came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Manufacturing Engineering Major ranking. UK is a large public school situated in Lexington, Kentucky. It awarded 4 masters’s manufacturing engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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