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2023 Best Value Other Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

17 Colleges
$35,818 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$82,396 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Other Engineering School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, other engineering was ranked #176 in the country. In fact 2,760 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'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.

The Best Value Other Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for other engineering 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.

2023 Best Value Other Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for other engineering majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Other Engineering Schools

$37,680 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Lawrence Technological University the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for other engineering students. Located in the city of Southfield, Lawrence Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lawrence Tech are $37,680 per year.

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$16,768 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Michigan University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Other Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public school with a large student population.

WMU undergraduate students pay an average of $16,768 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Other Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW - Madison are $38,608 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UW - Madison is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Other Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Full Other Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report

#3

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Purdue University - Main Campus is a great value for other engineering students. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Purdue are $28,794 per year. While working on their degree, other engineering majors at Purdue accumulate an average of around $20,066 in student debt.

Purdue also claimed a spot on our Best Other Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

Full Other Engineering at Purdue University - Main Campus Report

$28,048 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Dearborn. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Other Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UM Dearborn is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Dearborn.

UM Dearborn undergraduate students pay an average of $28,048 in tuition and fees each year.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ohio State are $35,019 per year. The average amount in student loans that other engineering majors at Ohio State take out is $24,500.

In addition to its great value ranking, Ohio State is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Other Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#7

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

With a ranking of #7, Northwestern University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for other engineering students. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

Northwestern undergraduate students pay an average of $60,768 in tuition and fees each year.

Northwestern also took the #2 spot in our Best Other Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region rankings.

Full Other Engineering at Northwestern University Report

$22,810 Average Tuition & Fees

Ohio University - Athens Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Other Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the town of Athens.

OHIO Athens undergraduate students pay an average of $22,810 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #9, Ohio Northern University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for other engineering students. ONU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Ada.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ONU are $35,380 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, ONU is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Other Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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Miami University - Oxford ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Other Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Miami University - Oxford is a large public school located in the fringe town of Oxford.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Miami University - Oxford are $36,288 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Miami University - Oxford also is in the top 20% of our Best Other Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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Best Other Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best other engineering colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 173
Ohio 88
Illinois 140
Indiana 102
Wisconsin 5

One of 40 majors within the area of study, other engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 17 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).

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