2023 Best Value Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Illinois
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Engineering Master'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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Illinois to see which master'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.
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.
Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named Southern Illinois University Edwardsville the best value school in Illinois for engineering students working on their master’s degree. SIUE is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Edwardsville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SIUE are $9,316 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.
UIUC graduate students pay an average of $17,823 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UIUC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Bradley University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering schools in Illinois. Located in the city of Peoria, Bradley is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Bradley graduate students pay an average of $17,400 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 7 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the # 4 spot on the list. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Carbondale.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SIUC are $16,162 per year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Chicago helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering schools in Illinois. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Chicago.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIC are $17,277 per year.
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Northwestern University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the 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 did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.
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Illinois Institute of Technology landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree engineering programs. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Illinois Tech graduate students pay an average of $30,822 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Request InformationBest 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 |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 5,383 |
| Michigan | 8,586 |
| Ohio | 8,648 |
| Wisconsin | 3,396 |
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| 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).
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