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Best Value Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Indiana

2023 Best Value Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Indiana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$27,438 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,721 Avg Salary

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.

Top 10 Best Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

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 small city of West Lafayette.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Purdue are $9,992 a year.

Purdue did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University Northwest. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Purdue Northwest is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Hammond.

Purdue Northwest undergraduate students pay an average of $7,734 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Southern Indiana helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering schools in Indiana. USI is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Evansville.

USI undergraduate students pay an average of $9,509 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. 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.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University Fort Wayne. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. PFW is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Fort Wayne.

PFW undergraduate students pay an average of $8,857 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #6, Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. 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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#7

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

University of Notre Dame 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 #7 on the list. Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Notre Dame are $58,843 a year.

Notre Dame also took the #1 spot in our Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana rankings.

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#8

University of Evansville

Evansville, IN

With a ranking of #8, University of Evansville did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Evansville, UE is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UE are $39,806 per year.

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#9

Trine University

Angola, IN

Trine University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree engineering programs. Located in the distant town of Angola, Trine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Trine are $34,180 per year.

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#10

Valparaiso University

Valparaiso, IN

Valparaiso University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree engineering programs. 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.

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Best Value Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 8,586
Ohio 8,648
Illinois 6,581
Wisconsin 3,396

Engineering Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917
Biomedical Engineering 12,811
General Engineering 11,796
Industrial Engineering 9,072
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 8,001
Systems Engineering 3,904
Materials Engineering 3,415
Other Engineering 2,760
Environmental Engineering 2,759
Operations Research 1,698
Agricultural Engineering 1,472
Engineering Science 1,454
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 1,378
Petroleum Engineering 1,256
Robotics Engineering 1,243
Architectural Engineering 1,012
Engineering Physics 994
Manufacturing Engineering 947
Construction Engineering 878
Nuclear Engineering 864
Marine Engineering 445
Biological Engineering 410
Polymer & Plastics Engineering 360
Geoscience Engineering 325
Mining Engineering 314
Textile Engineering 310
Ocean Engineering 285
Engineering Mechanics 272
Metallurgical Engineering 179
Energy Systems Engineering 138
Biochemical Engineering 109
Ceramic Engineering 94
Surveying Engineering 73
Electromechanical Engineering 45
Forest Engineering 41
Paper Science & Engineering 27
Engineering Chemistry 13

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 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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