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2023 Best Value Computer Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$41,739 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Computer Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You

Computer Engineering is the #56 most popular major in the country with 17,987 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Computer Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for CE students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Computer Engineering Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Computer Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named Michigan Technological University the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for computer engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Michigan Tech are $22,981 a year.

Michigan Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a great value for computer engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC are $26,644 per 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 Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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

Northwestern also made our Best Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #1.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wright State University - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wright State University - Main Campus are $24,286 per year.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 5 spot on the list. U-M is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at U-M are $50,464 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, U-M is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ohio State are $38,377 per year.

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#7

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

University of Notre Dame landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree computer engineering programs. Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.

Notre Dame graduate students pay an average of $58,662 in tuition and fees each year.

Notre Dame also took the #4 spot in our Best Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region rankings.

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Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Illinois Tech are $30,822 a year.

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Case Western Reserve University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree computer engineering programs. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Case Western are $49,398 a year.

Full Computer Engineering at Case Western Reserve University Report

Best Computer Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best computer engineering schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 632
Ohio 1,143
Illinois 742
Indiana 470
Wisconsin 272

One of 40 majors within the area of study, computer engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Chemical Engineering 12,917
Biomedical Engineering 12,811

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 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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