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2023 Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools in Illinois

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$49,168 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,591 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Manufacturing Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, 50 degrees and certificates were awarded to manufacturing engineering students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #205 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Illinois to see which programs offered the best value experiences for manufacturing 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Colleges.

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality in Manufacturing Engineering

#1

Bradley University

Peoria, IL
$36,360 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Bradley University the best value school in Illinois for manufacturing engineering students. Located in the midsize city of Peoria, Bradley is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Bradley are $36,360 a year. After completing their degree, manufacturing engineering graduates from Bradley carry an average student debtload of $26,985.

In addition to its great value ranking, Bradley is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools in Illinois list.

Read full report on Manufacturing Engineering at Bradley University

#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL
$60,768 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northwestern University is a great value for manufacturing engineering students. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northwestern are $60,768 per year.

Northwestern also made our Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #1.

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$50,375 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Illinois Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Illinois Tech are $50,375 per year.

Read full report on Manufacturing Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology

Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 99
Ohio 19
Indiana 0
Wisconsin 44

Manufacturing Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Manufacturing 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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