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2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$26,153 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$60,554 Avg Salary

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, engineering-related fields was ranked #109 in the country. In fact 6,736 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for engineering-related fields students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for engineering-related fields majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Stout the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for engineering-related fields students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW - Stout are $17,820 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UW - Stout is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University Northwest. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue Northwest is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Hammond.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Purdue Northwest are $14,349 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern Michigan University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Eastern Michigan are $15,500 per year. On average, engineering-related fields graduates from Eastern Michigan take out $29,867 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Engineering-Related Fields at Eastern Michigan University Report

Out of the 11 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WMU are $16,768 per year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering-related fields schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BGSU are $21,050 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, engineering-related fields graduates from BGSU carry an average student debtload of $29,795.

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#6

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

With a ranking of #6, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering-related fields students working on their bachelor’s degree. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

Purdue undergraduate students pay an average of $28,794 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Purdue also is in the top 5% of our Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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#7

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Michigan State are $41,290 a year. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $396.

Michigan State also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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#8

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

With a ranking of #8, Indiana State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering-related fields students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Indiana State undergraduate students pay an average of $20,862 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Engineering-Related Fields at Indiana State University Report

With a ranking of #9, Miami University - Oxford did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering-related fields students working on their bachelor’s degree. Miami University - Oxford is a large public school located in the town of Oxford.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Miami University - Oxford are $36,288 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Miami University - Oxford also did well on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Engineering-Related Fields at Miami University - Oxford Report

Michigan Technological University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the remote town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Michigan Tech are $39,723 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Michigan Tech is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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Explore the best engineering-related fields schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 431
Ohio 379
Illinois 172
Indiana 286
Wisconsin 62

One of 18 majors within the area of study, engineering-related fields has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,906
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,593
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,964
Environmental Control Technology 8,690
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,592

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.

  • 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.

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