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2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

82 Colleges
$21,191 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$77,404 Avg Salary

Engineering-Related Fields is the #51 most popular major in the country with 4,838 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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-Related Fields Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 82 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best value experiences for engineering-related fields 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.

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

Our analysis found Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses to be the best value school for engineering-related fields students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the large city of Fort Wayne, Trine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Trine are $9,576 a year.

Trine also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Full Engineering-Related Fields at Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses Report

Out of the 82 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the # 2 spot on the list. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the city of Mankato.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Minnesota State Mankato are $18,200 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Minnesota State Mankato is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Schools list.

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$14,738 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Northern Illinois University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering-related fields schools in the United States. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NIU are $14,738 per year.

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$20,024 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 82 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Kentucky University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Eastern is a fairly large public school located in the town of Richmond.

Eastern undergraduate students pay an average of $20,024 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Engineering-Related Fields at Eastern Kentucky University Report

$14,106 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Morehead State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering-related fields schools in the United States. Located in the remote town of Morehead, Morehead State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Morehead State University undergraduate students pay an average of $14,106 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

With a ranking of #6, Saint Cloud State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering-related fields students. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at St. Cloud State University are $18,010 per year.

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$18,923 Average Tuition & Fees

California State University - Northridge did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for engineering-related fields students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

CSUN undergraduate students pay an average of $18,923 in tuition and fees each year.

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$17,690 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, Kennesaw State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering-related fields students. KSU Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kennesaw.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at KSU Georgia are $17,690 a year.

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$14,349 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, Purdue University Northwest did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering-related fields students. Purdue Northwest is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Hammond.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Purdue Northwest are $14,349 a year.

Full Engineering-Related Fields at Purdue University Northwest Report

#10

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

With a ranking of #10, University of Dayton did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering-related fields students. UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Dayton.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UDayton are $44,890 per year.

UDayton also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Full Engineering-Related Fields at University of Dayton Report

#11

New England Institute of Technology

East Greenwich, RI

New England Institute of Technology ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools list. Located in the suburb of East Greenwich, New England Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at New England Tech are $32,807 per year.

New England Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Schools list.

Full Engineering-Related Fields at New England Institute of Technology Report

$21,050 Average Tuition & Fees

Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for engineering-related fields students. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BGSU are $21,050 a year.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools award.

Rank College Location
13 Wichita State University Wichita, KS
14 Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI
15 Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MO
16 Ohio University - Athens Campus Athens, OH

View the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 16 majors within the area of study, engineering-related fields has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Quality Control Technology 736
Industrial Production Technology 440
Engineering Technology (Other) 288
Construction Engineering Technology 264
General Engineering Technology 255

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 26 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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