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2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools in Indiana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$9,245 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$55,157 Avg Salary

In 2020-2021, 286 degrees and certificates were awarded to engineering-related fields students who went to a Indiana college or university. This makes it the #79 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Schools in Indiana ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Indiana 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Colleges.

$9,576 Average Tuition & Fees

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

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

Trine not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Schools in Indiana list.

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$7,734 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Northwest landed the # 2 spot on the list. Purdue Northwest is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Hammond.

Purdue Northwest undergraduate students pay an average of $7,734 in in-state 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.

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#3

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN
$9,992 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools in Indiana list. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Purdue are $9,992 a year. On average, engineering-related fields graduates from Purdue take out $23,490 in student loans while working on their degree.

Purdue not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Schools in Indiana list.

Full Engineering-Related Fields at Purdue University - Main Campus Report

$8,857 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Purdue University Fort Wayne. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools in Indiana list. PFW is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Fort Wayne.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at PFW are $8,857 per year.

Full Engineering-Related Fields at Purdue University Fort Wayne Report

$10,044 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the # 5 spot on the list. IUPUI is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at IUPUI are $10,044 a year. After completing their degree, engineering-related fields graduates from IUPUI carry an average student debtload of $26,205.

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#6

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN
$9,598 Average Tuition & Fees

Indiana State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools in Indiana list. Located in the small city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Indiana State are $9,598 a year.

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Explore all the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 431
Ohio 379
Illinois 172
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 6 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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