2023 Best Value Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Indiana
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, engineering students earned 5,383 degrees and certificates from an Indiana school, making the subject the 4th in the state.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Indiana to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for 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. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for engineering majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.
Top 10 Best Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Purdue University - Main Campus to be the best value school for engineering students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Indiana. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.
Purdue undergraduate students pay an average of $9,992 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Purdue is ranked #3 for overall quality for engineering in Indiana.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Purdue University Northwest. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Purdue Northwest is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Hammond.
Purdue Northwest undergraduate students pay an average of $7,734 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Out of the 10 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Indiana landed the # 3 spot on the list. USI is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Evansville.
USI undergraduate students pay an average of $9,509 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a great value for engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. IUPUI is a very large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at IUPUI are $10,044 a year.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Purdue University Fort Wayne is a great value for engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. PFW is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Fort Wayne.
PFW undergraduate students pay an average of $8,857 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Terre Haute.
Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology undergraduate students pay an average of $50,619 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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University of Notre Dame landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree engineering programs. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Notre Dame.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Notre Dame are $58,843 per year.
Notre Dame also made our Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list, coming in at #1.
University of Evansville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Evansville, UE is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UE are $39,806 per year.
Trine University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree engineering programs. Located in the town of Angola, Trine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Trine undergraduate students pay an average of $34,180 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Valparaiso University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Valparaiso, Valpo is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Valpo are $44,796 a year.
Best Value Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Michigan | 8,586 |
Ohio | 8,648 |
Illinois | 6,581 |
Wisconsin | 3,396 |
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Majors Related to Engineering
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Most Popular Majors Related to Engineering
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 10 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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.
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