2023 Best Value Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Illinois
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Electrical Engineering Master'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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Illinois to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for EE 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.
Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Electrical Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named Southern Illinois University Edwardsville the best value school in Illinois for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public school with a large student population.
SIUE graduate students pay an average of $9,316 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Illinois University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NIU are $11,390 a year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great value for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UIUC are $17,823 a year.
UIUC also made our Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #3.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bradley University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Bradley is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Peoria.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bradley are $17,400 per year.
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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 Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SIUC are $16,162 per year.
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University of Illinois at Chicago came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UIC are $17,277 a year.
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With a ranking of #7, Northwestern University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.
Northwestern graduate students pay an average of $56,567 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Northwestern also made our Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #1.
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With a ranking of #7, Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s best value schools for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
Illinois Tech graduate students pay an average of $30,822 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Request InformationBest Value Electrical Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
Explore all the Best Value Electrical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
| 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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