Pam AddedThursday, May 5, 2016 at 5:05 AM closest major to manufacturing engineering Hello! My country doesn't have universities offering a degree in manufacturing engineering, so what is the closest engineering major to manufacturing? Related to Choosing a Degree, Special fields and Interdisciplinary Reset Sort By Default Rae Anne Rushing , Rushing Company Answered Thursday, May 5, 2016 at 5:05 AM The closest Engineering to Manufacturing Engineering is Industrial Engineering or Mechanical Engineering.