2025 Best Engineering-Related Fields Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

a master's degree in engineering-related fields is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #46 out of 343 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 12 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Engineering-Related Fields Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 960 master's degrees in engineering-related fields to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Engineering-Related Fields School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of engineering-related fields for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on engineering-related fields students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of engineering-related fields students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt engineering-related fields 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 engineering-related fields related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

The engineering-related fields 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-Related Fields Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Engineering-Related Fields in the Great Lakes Region

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

10 Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Master's in Engineering-Related Fields

1

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

17 Annual Graduates

Michigan State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in engineering-related fields. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in engineering-related fields from Michigan State University

2

University of Dayton
Dayton, OH

38 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in engineering-related fields needs to check out University of Dayton. UDayton is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Dayton.More information about a master’s in engineering-related fields from University of Dayton

3

Wayne State University
Detroit, MI

16 Annual Graduates

$128,271 Median Starting Salary

Wayne State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in engineering-related fields. Wayne State is a very large public university located in the large city of Detroit.

Engineering-Related Fields master's degree recipients from Wayne State University earn a boost of approximately $18,583 over the typical earnings of engineering-related fields graduates.

More information about a master’s in engineering-related fields from Wayne State University

4

Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL

34 Annual Graduates

Illinois Institute of Technology is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in engineering-related fields. Located in the large city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in engineering-related fields from Illinois Institute of Technology

5

Bowling Green State University - Main Campus
Bowling Green, OH

34 Annual Graduates

BGSU is a large public university located in the fringe town of Bowling Green.More information about a master’s in engineering-related fields from Bowling Green State University - Main Campus

6

Michigan Technological University
Houghton, MI

11 Annual Graduates

Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in engineering-related fields from Michigan Technological University

7

Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI

10 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in engineering-related fields from Western Michigan University

8

Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI

23 Annual Graduates

$104,028 Median Starting Salary

Central Michigan is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant.

After graduation, engineering-related fields master's recipients usually earn about $104,028 in their early careers.

More information about a master’s in engineering-related fields from Central Michigan University

9

Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN

38 Annual Graduates

$79,984 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Students who graduate with their master's from the engineering-related fields program state that they receive average early career income of $79,984.

More information about a master’s in engineering-related fields from Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

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Purdue University Northwest
Hammond, IN

37 Annual Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Hammond, Purdue Northwest is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in engineering-related fields from Purdue University Northwest

Best Engineering-Related Fields Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering-related fields colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	221	153
Michigan	211	234
Ohio	207	179
Indiana	191	167

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Engineering-Related Fields Related Rankings by Major

Engineering-Related Fields is one of 18 different types of Engineering Technologies programs to choose from.

Engineering-Related Fields Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Industrial & Management Engineering	943
Packaging Science	17

Most Popular Majors Related to Engineering-Related Fields

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology	435
Engineering Technology (Other)	124
Quality Control Technology	40
Architectural Engineering Technology	35
Electromechanical Engineering Technology	34
General Engineering Technology	27
Mechanical Engineering Technology	16
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology	13
Construction Engineering Technology	9
Electronics Engineering Technology	8

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.