2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Engineering-Related Fields Master's Degree 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value master'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.
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2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Engineering-Related Fields Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for engineering-related fields students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Fort Wayne, Trine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Trine graduate students pay an average of $10,350 in tuition and fees each year.
Trine also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Out of the 21 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 small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NIU are $11,390 per year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Purdue University Northwest helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering-related fields schools in the Great Lakes Region . Purdue Northwest is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Hammond.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Purdue Northwest are $11,356 per year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Dayton. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UDayton is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Dayton.
UDayton graduate students pay an average of $18,140 in tuition and fees each year.
UDayton also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Michigan University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Central Michigan are $15,644 per year.
Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering-related fields students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at BGSU are $15,823 a year.
Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering-related fields students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the town of Athens.
OHIO Athens graduate students pay an average of $17,712 in tuition and fees each year.
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Illinois Institute of Technology came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Illinois Tech are $30,822 a year.
University of Michigan - Dearborn ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UM Dearborn is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Dearborn.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UM Dearborn are $25,552 per year.
Purdue University Fort Wayne ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. PFW is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Fort Wayne.
PFW graduate students pay an average of $14,830 in tuition and fees each year.
Best Engineering-Related Fields Colleges by State
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 |
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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 21 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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