2023 Best Value Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Engineering Master's Degree School for You
With 198,468 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, engineering is the #7 most popular major in the United States.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 45 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value master'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. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Kettering University to be the best value school for engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Flint, Kettering is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Kettering graduate students pay an average of $15,128 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Kettering is ranked #4 for overall quality for engineering in the Great Lakes Region .
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Youngstown State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Youngstown State University is a large public school located in the city of Youngstown.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Youngstown State University are $6,931 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a fairly large student population.
SIUE graduate students pay an average of $9,316 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Illinois University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NIU are $11,390 a year.
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Out of the 45 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Platteville landed the # 5 spot on the list. UW - Platteville is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Platteville.
UW - Platteville graduate students pay an average of $18,617 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW - Platteville also did well on our Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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University of Akron Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Akron Main Campus is a large public school located in the city of Akron.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,936 per year.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Dayton did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering students working on their master’s degree. UDayton is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dayton.
UDayton graduate students pay an average of $18,140 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UDayton is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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Purdue University Northwest landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree engineering programs. Purdue Northwest is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Hammond.
Purdue Northwest graduate students pay an average of $11,356 in tuition and fees each year.
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Grand Valley State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. GVSU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Allendale.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at GVSU are $17,904 a year.
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Lawrence Technological University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree engineering programs. Located in the small city of Southfield, Lawrence Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Lawrence Tech graduate students pay an average of $18,436 in tuition and fees each year.
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Explore the best engineering colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 5,383 |
| Michigan | 8,586 |
| Ohio | 8,648 |
| Illinois | 6,581 |
| Wisconsin | 3,396 |
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Majors Related to Engineering
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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 25 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).
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