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2023 Best Value Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Wisconsin

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$21,432 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,721 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, engineering students earned 3,396 degrees and certificates from a Wisconsin school, making the subject the 6th in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Wisconsin to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Wisconsin to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin

Check out the engineering bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Wisconsin Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Engineering

Our analysis found University of Wisconsin - Stout to be the best value school for engineering students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Wisconsin. UW - Stout is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Menomonie.

UW - Stout undergraduate students pay an average of $9,553 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UW - Stout also made our Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list, coming in at #5.

Read full report on Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Stout

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Platteville is a great value for engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Platteville, UW - Platteville is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

UW - Platteville undergraduate students pay an average of $7,844 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UW - Platteville also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Platteville

Out of the 6 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.

UW - Madison undergraduate students pay an average of $10,720 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, UW - Madison is ranked #1 for overall quality for engineering in Wisconsin.

Full Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UWM undergraduate students pay an average of $9,610 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

#5

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Marquette University is a great value for engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Marquette is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Marquette are $45,766 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Marquette is ranked #2 for overall quality for engineering in Wisconsin.

Full Engineering at Marquette University Report

With a ranking of #6, Milwaukee School of Engineering did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, MSOE is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MSOE are $45,099 per year.

Read full report on Engineering at Milwaukee School of Engineering

Best Value Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 5,383
Michigan 8,586
Ohio 8,648
Illinois 6,581

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

Majors Similar to Engineering

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 6 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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