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2023 Best Value Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Indiana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$34,327 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$111,936 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Doctor'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.

The Best Value Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Indiana ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Indiana to see which doctor'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.

2023 Best Value Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Indiana

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Engineering Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best Indiana Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Engineering

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University - Main Campus the best value school in Indiana for engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

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

Full Engineering at Purdue University - Main Campus Report

#2

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

Out of the 2 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Notre Dame landed the # 2 spot on the list. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Notre Dame are $58,662 a year.

Notre Dame not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list.

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Best Value Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

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 2 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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