2023 Best Value Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Engineering Associate Degree School for You
With 198,468 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, engineering is the #7 most popular major in the United States.
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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for engineering students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Platteville the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for engineering students working on their associate degree. UW - Platteville is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Platteville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Platteville are $16,483 per year.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Rasmussen University - Wisconsin helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay, Rasmussen University - Wisconsin is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Rasmussen University - Wisconsin are $12,860 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Rasmussen University - Wisconsin also is in the top 10% of our Best Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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Out of the 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rasmussen University - Illinois landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Rockford, Rasmussen University - Illinois is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Rasmussen University - Illinois are $13,883 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Rasmussen University - Illinois is ranked #3 for overall quality for engineering in the Great Lakes Region .
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Out of the 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Superior State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Lake Superior State University is a small public school located in the town of Sault Ste Marie.
Lake Superior State University undergraduate students pay an average of $13,200 in tuition and fees each year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 5,383 |
| Michigan | 8,586 |
| Ohio | 8,648 |
| Illinois | 6,581 |
| Wisconsin | 3,396 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer & Information Sciences | 254,454 |
| Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 177,778 |
| Engineering Technologies | 85,188 |
| Mathematics & Statistics | 52,396 |
| Physical Sciences | 50,306 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 4 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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