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2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

25 Colleges
$29,286 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$75,498 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.

The Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for engineering-related fields students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 .

Our 2023 rankings named Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for engineering-related fields students. Located in the large city of Fort Wayne, Trine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Trine are $9,576 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Trine is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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$14,738 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 25 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Illinois University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

NIU undergraduate students pay an average of $14,738 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Stout. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

UW - Stout undergraduate students pay an average of $17,820 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, engineering-related fields majors at UW - Stout accumulate an average of around $28,000 in student debt.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW - Stout also did well on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#4

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Dayton is a great value for engineering-related fields students. UDayton is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Dayton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UDayton are $44,890 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UDayton also is in the top 15% of our Best Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

Full Engineering-Related Fields at University of Dayton Report

$14,349 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University Northwest. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue Northwest is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Hammond.

Purdue Northwest undergraduate students pay an average of $14,349 in tuition and fees each year. Engineering-Related Fields majors at Purdue Northwest take out an average of $36,631 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Engineering-Related Fields at Purdue University Northwest Report

#6

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI
$13,094 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Central Michigan University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering-related fields students. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Michigan are $13,094 per year.

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Grand Valley State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value engineering-related fields programs. GVSU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Allendale.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at GVSU are $19,628 a year.

Full Engineering-Related Fields at Grand Valley State University Report

$22,810 Average Tuition & Fees

Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value engineering-related fields programs. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the town of Athens.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OHIO Athens are $22,810 per year.

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$21,050 Average Tuition & Fees

Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for engineering-related fields students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BGSU are $21,050 a year. After completing their degree, engineering-related fields graduates from BGSU carry an average student debtload of $27,000.

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#10

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, MI
$16,768 Average Tuition & Fees

Western Michigan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for engineering-related fields students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

WMU undergraduate students pay an average of $16,768 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that engineering-related fields majors at WMU take out is $27,500.

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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

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 25 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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