2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Engineering-Related Fields Graduate Certificate School for You
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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate 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.
Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Engineering-Related Fields
Our analysis found Bowling Green State University - Main Campus to be the best value school for engineering-related fields students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at BGSU are $15,823 per year.
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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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue Northwest is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Hammond.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Purdue Northwest are $11,356 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Dayton. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Dayton.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UDayton are $18,140 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the town of Athens.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at OHIO Athens are $17,712 a year.
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Out of the 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Northwestern are $56,567 a year.
Northwestern also made our Best Engineering-Related Fields Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #1.
Request InformationBest Engineering-Related Fields Colleges by State
Explore the best engineering-related fields colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 431 |
| Ohio | 379 |
| Illinois | 172 |
| Indiana | 286 |
| Wisconsin | 62 |
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Majors Related to Engineering-Related Fields
One of 18 majors within the area of study, engineering-related fields has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Engineering-Related Fields
| 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 5 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.