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2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

28 Colleges
$23,000 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$83,157 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the engineering tech master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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 school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Illinois State are $11,773 a 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 large 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.

Trine also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering Technologies 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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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 school 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.

Full Engineering Technologies at The University of Findlay Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northern Illinois University is a great value for engineering technologies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Illinois University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. WIU is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Macomb.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WIU are $12,182 a year.

Full Engineering Technologies at Western Illinois University Report

University of Wisconsin - Stout landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree engineering technologies programs. Located in the distant town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW - Stout are $17,213 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW - Stout 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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Purdue University Northwest ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue Northwest is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Hammond.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Purdue Northwest are $11,356 a year.

Full Engineering Technologies at Purdue University Northwest Report

#8

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

With a ranking of #8, University of Dayton did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering technologies students working on their master’s degree. UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Dayton.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UDayton are $18,140 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UDayton 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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#9

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

With a ranking of #9, Central Michigan University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering technologies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the 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.

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at BGSU are $15,823 per year.

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Best 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

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 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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