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2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$25,660 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$73,134 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate School for You

With 1,478 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, engineering technologies is the #22 most popular major in Illinois.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for engineering tech 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

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

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Engineering Technologies

Our 2023 rankings named Illinois State University the best value school in Illinois for engineering technologies students working on their graduate certificate. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Illinois State are $9,773 a year.

Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Illinois State University

#2

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Illinois University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the town of Charleston, EIU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at EIU are $10,640 a year.

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#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Northwestern graduate students pay an average of $56,567 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Northwestern not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list.

Full Engineering Technologies at Northwestern University Report

Best Value Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 2,230
Michigan 2,201
Ohio 2,673
Wisconsin 1,081

Engineering Tech Majors to Study

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
Engineering-Related Fields 6,736
Mechanical Engineering Technology 6,013
General Engineering Technology 4,676
Construction Engineering Technology 4,330
Quality Control Technology 3,824
Computer Engineering Technology 3,595
Engineering Technology (Other) 1,768
Architectural Engineering Technology 1,290
Energy Systems Technologies 1,256
Civil Engineering Technology 1,187
Engineering-Related Technologies 989
Mining & Petroleum Technology 445
Nuclear Engineering Technology 220
Nanotechnology 114

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396
Physical Sciences 50,306

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KUKA Systems GmbH.

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