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2023 Best Value Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$30,622 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$111,936 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, engineering was ranked 6th in Illinois. In fact, 6,581 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for 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.

2023 Best Value Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois

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

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the best value school in Illinois for engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UIUC are $17,823 a year.

UIUC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.

Full Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Chicago is a great value for engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UIC are $17,277 a year.

Full Engineering at University of Illinois at Chicago Report

#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northwestern are $56,567 per year.

Northwestern also made our Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #1.

Read full report on Engineering at Northwestern University

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Illinois Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering schools in Illinois. Located in the large city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Illinois Tech are $30,822 a year.

Read full report on Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology

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
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 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).
  • 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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