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Best Value Other Engineering Schools in Illinois

2023 Best Value Other Engineering Schools in Illinois

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$42,249 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$140,321 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Other Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, 140 degrees and certificates were awarded to other engineering students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #141 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Other Engineering Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value programs for other engineering students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality in Other Engineering

$15,603 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Illinois at Chicago to be the best value school for other engineering students who want to pursue a degree in Illinois. UIC is a very large public school located in the city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UIC are $15,603 a year.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL
$60,768 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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

Northwestern not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Other Engineering Schools in Illinois list.

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$50,375 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Illinois Institute of Technology is a great value for other engineering students. Located in the large city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Illinois Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $50,375 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Other Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 173
Ohio 88
Indiana 102
Wisconsin 5

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

Majors Similar to Other 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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