2023 Best Value General Engineering Schools in Illinois
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Engineering School for You
General Engineering is the #73 most popular major in Illinois with 427 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value General Engineering Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Illinois 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.
Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality in General Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the best value school in Illinois for general engineering students. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.
UIUC undergraduate students pay an average of $17,634 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UIUC also took the #3 spot in our Best General Engineering Schools in Illinois rankings.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a great value for general engineering students. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a large student population.
SIUC undergraduate students pay an average of $15,240 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General Engineering Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UIC undergraduate students pay an average of $15,603 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value General Engineering Schools in Illinois list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northwestern are $60,768 per year.
Northwestern did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best General Engineering Schools in Illinois list.
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The excellent programs at Olivet Nazarene University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general engineering schools in Illinois. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bourbonnais.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Olivet Nazarene are $37,440 a year. While working on their degree, engineering majors at Olivet Nazarene accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $418.
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Request InformationBest Value General Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
Explore all the Best Value General Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 470 |
| Ohio | 243 |
| 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 5 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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