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2023 Best Value Other Engineering Technology Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$30,233 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Engineering Technology (Other) School for You

With 119 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, engineering technology (other) is the #151 most popular major in Illinois.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Other Engineering Technology Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Illinois to see which programs offered the best value experiences for other engineering tech 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.

2023 Best Value Engineering Technology (Other) Schools in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for other engineering tech majors pursuing a .

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality in Other Engineering Technology

#1

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL
$12,297 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Eastern Illinois University the best value school in Illinois for engineering technology (other) students. EIU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Charleston.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at EIU are $12,297 per year.

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$17,634 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the # 2 spot on the list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UIUC are $17,634 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UIUC is ranked #3 for overall quality for other engineering tech in Illinois.

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#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL
$60,768 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northwestern University is a great value for engineering technology (other) students. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northwestern are $60,768 a year.

Northwestern also made our Best Other Engineering Technology Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #1.

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Best Value Engineering Technology (Other) Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Engineering Technology (Other) Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 27
Ohio 156
Indiana 49

Engineering Technology (Other) is one of 18 different types of programs to choose from.

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 3 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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