2023 Best Value Electrical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 1,029 degrees and certificates were awarded to electrical engineering students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #35 most popular major in the state.
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Electrical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for EE 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. 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.
Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the best value school in Illinois for electrical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UIUC are $17,634 a year. The average amount in student loans that EE majors at UIUC take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $18,979. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $464.
UIUC also made our Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #3.
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Out of the 8 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SIUE are $11,496 a year.
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Out of the 8 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Illinois University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NIU are $14,738 per year. The average amount in student loans that EE majors at NIU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $25,936.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Chicago is a great value for electrical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UIC are $15,603 per year. On average, EE graduates from UIC take out $22,267 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $227.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SIUC are $15,240 a year. On average, EE graduates from SIUC take out $25,005 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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Northwestern University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.
Northwestern undergraduate students pay an average of $60,768 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Northwestern also took the #2 spot in our Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois rankings.
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With a ranking of #7, Bradley University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for electrical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Bradley is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Peoria.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Bradley are $36,360 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Bradley also did well on our Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Illinois Institute of Technology ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Illinois Tech are $50,375 a year. On average, EE graduates from Illinois Tech take out $23,883 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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Request InformationBest Value Electrical Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 1,147 |
| Ohio | 1,153 |
| Indiana | 730 |
| Wisconsin | 465 |
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Majors Related to EE
Electrical Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to EE
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | 46,178 |
| Civil Engineering | 21,388 |
| Computer Engineering | 17,987 |
| Chemical Engineering | 12,917 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 12,811 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 8 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 NASA.
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