2023 Best Value General Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Indiana
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Engineering Master's Degree School for You
With 254 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general engineering is the #86 most popular major in Indiana.
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 General Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Indiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Indiana to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for engineering 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 Indiana Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in General Engineering
Our analysis found Purdue University - Main Campus to be the best value school for general engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Indiana. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Purdue are $9,992 a year.
Purdue did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Purdue University Northwest helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general engineering schools in Indiana. Purdue Northwest is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Hammond.
Purdue Northwest graduate students pay an average of $6,303 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Purdue University Fort Wayne is a great value for general engineering students working on their master’s degree. PFW is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Fort Wayne.
PFW graduate students pay an average of $6,552 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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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 |
| Illinois | 427 |
| 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.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 3 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.