2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Master's Degree School for You
Engineering Technologies is the #20 most popular major in the country with 85,188 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
The Best Value Engineering Technologies Master's Degree 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 28 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for 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.
Top 10 Best Engineering Technologies Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Illinois State University to be the best value school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Illinois State are $11,773 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Illinois State also did well on our Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Out of the 28 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Fort Wayne, Trine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Trine are $10,350 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Trine also is in the top 15% of our Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at The University of Findlay helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering technologies schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the town of Findlay, Findlay is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Findlay graduate students pay an average of $18,456 in tuition and fees each year.
Findlay excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Northern Illinois University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering technologies schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NIU are $11,390 a year.
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Out of the 28 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Illinois University landed the # 5 spot on the list. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.
WIU graduate students pay an average of $12,182 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Wisconsin - Stout did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering technologies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the distant town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
UW - Stout graduate students pay an average of $17,213 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW - Stout also is in the top 20% of our Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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Purdue University Northwest did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering technologies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Purdue Northwest is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Hammond.
Purdue Northwest graduate students pay an average of $11,356 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Dayton ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies 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.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UDayton are $18,140 a year.
UDayton excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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Central Michigan University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree engineering technologies programs. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Central Michigan are $15,644 a year.
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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering technologies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at BGSU are $15,823 per year.
Request InformationBest Engineering Technologies Colleges by State
Explore the best engineering technologies colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 2,230 |
| Michigan | 2,201 |
| Ohio | 2,673 |
| Illinois | 1,478 |
| Wisconsin | 1,081 |
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Majors Related to Engineering Tech
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to KUKA Systems GmbH.
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