2023 Best Value General Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Engineering School for You
General Engineering is the #80 most popular major in the country with 11,796 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value General Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 30 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for engineering 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.
Top 10 Best General Engineering Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Youngstown State University the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for general engineering students. Youngstown State University is a large public school located in the small city of Youngstown.
Youngstown State University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,732 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Platteville. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value General Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Platteville is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Platteville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW - Platteville are $16,483 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW - Platteville also did well on our Best General Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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The excellent programs at University of Akron Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . University of Akron Main Campus is a large public school located in the midsize city of Akron.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,880 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University Northwest. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value General Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue Northwest is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Hammond.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Purdue Northwest are $14,349 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Valley State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value General Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. GVSU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Allendale.
GVSU undergraduate students pay an average of $19,628 in tuition and fees each year.
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Lake Superior State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Lake Superior State University is a small public school located in the remote town of Sault Ste Marie.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lake Superior State University are $13,200 per year.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general engineering students. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.
UW - Madison undergraduate students pay an average of $38,608 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW - Madison also did well on our Best General Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Central Michigan University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Central Michigan are $13,094 a year.
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With a ranking of #9, Michigan Technological University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general engineering students. Located in the 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 undergraduate student at Michigan Tech are $39,723 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Michigan Tech is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best General Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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Purdue University Fort Wayne came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. PFW is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Fort Wayne.
PFW undergraduate students pay an average of $21,265 in tuition and fees each year.
Request InformationBest General Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best general engineering schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 470 |
| Ohio | 243 |
| Illinois | 427 |
| Indiana | 254 |
| Wisconsin | 202 |
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General Engineering Related Majors for Engineering
General Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Engineering
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | 46,178 |
| Electrical Engineering | 28,844 |
| Civil Engineering | 21,388 |
| Computer Engineering | 17,987 |
| Chemical Engineering | 12,917 |
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 Rémi Kaupp.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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