2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, mechanical engineering was ranked #21 in the country. In fact 46,178 degrees and certificates were handed out 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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for ME students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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 Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Akron Main Campus the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. University of Akron Main Campus is a large public school located in the midsize city of Akron.
University of Akron Main Campus graduate students pay an average of $11,936 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 20 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan Technological University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Michigan Tech are $22,981 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Michigan Tech also did well on our Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Lawrence Technological University is a great value for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Southfield, Lawrence Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Lawrence Tech are $18,436 a year.
Lawrence Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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Out of the 20 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Dayton landed the # 4 spot on the list. UDayton is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dayton.
UDayton graduate students pay an average of $18,140 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 20 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 5 spot on the list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 a year.
UW - Madison also claimed a spot on our Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Marquette University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Marquette are $21,960 a year.
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Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Purdue are $28,794 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Purdue also did well on our Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Oakland University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Oakland are $24,648 per year.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree mechanical engineering programs. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIUC are $30,862 per year.
UIUC also claimed a spot on our Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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Michigan State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Michigan State are $38,638 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Michigan State is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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Explore the best mechanical engineering schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 2,498 |
| Ohio | 2,106 |
| Illinois | 1,183 |
| Indiana | 1,336 |
| Wisconsin | 855 |
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Majors Related to ME
Mechanical Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to ME
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Electrical Engineering | 28,844 |
| Civil Engineering | 21,388 |
| Computer Engineering | 17,987 |
| Chemical Engineering | 12,917 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 12,811 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 20 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 Michel Villeneuve.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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