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.
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2023 Best Value General Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for engineering majors pursuing a .
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 fairly large public school located in the small city of Youngstown.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Youngstown State University are $9,732 per year.
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Out of the 30 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Platteville landed the # 2 spot on the list. UW - Platteville is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Platteville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Platteville are $16,483 per year.
UW - Platteville excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best General Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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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 fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Akron.
University of Akron Main Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $11,880 in tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Purdue University Northwest is a great value for general engineering students. Purdue Northwest is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Hammond.
Purdue Northwest undergraduate students pay an average of $14,349 in tuition and fees each 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 fairly large public school located in the 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 town of Sault Ste Marie.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Lake Superior State University are $13,200 a 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 very large public school located in the city of Madison.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Madison are $38,608 per 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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With a ranking of #8, Central Michigan University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general engineering students. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Central Michigan undergraduate students pay an average of $13,094 in tuition and fees each year.
Read full report on General Engineering at Central Michigan University
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 remote town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Michigan Tech are $39,723 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Michigan Tech also is in the top 5% of our Best General Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
Read full report on General Engineering at Michigan Technological University
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.
Best General Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best general engineering colleges 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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