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2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in Wisconsin

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$19,560 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$67,649 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering 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.

The Best Value Engineering Schools in Wisconsin ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Wisconsin to see which 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.

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 Schools in Wisconsin

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for engineering majors pursuing a .

Best Wisconsin Schools for Affordable Quality in Engineering

$7,844 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Platteville the best value school in Wisconsin for engineering students. Located in the distant town of Platteville, UW - Platteville is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UW - Platteville are $7,844 a year. While working on their degree, engineering majors at UW - Platteville accumulate an average of around $24,801 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $180, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW - Platteville also is in the top 20% of our Best Engineering Schools in Wisconsin ranking.

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$8,331 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point landed the # 2 spot on the list. UW - Stevens Point is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Stevens Point.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UW - Stevens Point are $8,331 a year. The average amount in student loans that engineering majors at UW - Stevens Point take out is $27,512.

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$9,553 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Stout is a great value for engineering students. UW - Stout is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Menomonie.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UW - Stout are $9,553 a year. On average, engineering graduates from UW - Stout take out $27,977 in student loans while working on their degree.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW - Stout also did well on our Best Engineering Schools in Wisconsin list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$10,720 Average Tuition & Fees

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

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Madison are $10,720 per year. While working on their degree, engineering majors at UW - Madison accumulate an average of around $24,429 in student debt.

UW - Madison also made our Best Engineering Schools in Wisconsin list, coming in at #1.

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$9,610 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Engineering 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. The average amount in student loans that engineering majors at UWM take out is $27,492.

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#6

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI
$45,766 Average Tuition & Fees

Marquette University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. 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. Engineering majors at Marquette take out an average of $25,532 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $464, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Marquette also made our Best Engineering Schools in Wisconsin list, coming in at #4.

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$45,099 Average Tuition & Fees

Milwaukee School of Engineering came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, MSOE is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

MSOE undergraduate students pay an average of $45,099 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Engineering majors at MSOE take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $293.

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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 7 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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