2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in Illinois
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Engineering Technologies School for You
Engineering Technologies is the #18 most popular major in Illinois with 498 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value programs for engineering tech 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.
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2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in Illinois
Check out the engineering tech programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality in Engineering Technologies
Our analysis found Illinois State University to be the best value school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a degree in Illinois. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a very large student population.
Illinois State undergraduate students pay an average of $13,968 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Illinois State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Engineering Technologies Schools in Illinois list.
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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 #2 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NIU are $14,738 per year.
The excellent programs at Western Illinois University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering technologies schools in Illinois. WIU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.
WIU undergraduate students pay an average of $13,297 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent programs at Southern Illinois University Carbondale helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering technologies schools in Illinois. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SIUC are $15,240 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Illinois University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in Illinois list. EIU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Charleston.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at EIU are $12,297 per year.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in Illinois list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UIUC are $17,634 a year.
UIUC also took the #3 spot in our Best Engineering Technologies Schools in Illinois rankings.
Illinois Institute of Technology came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in Illinois ranking. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Illinois Tech are $50,375 a year.
Northwestern University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in Illinois ranking. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northwestern are $60,768 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Northwestern is ranked #1 for overall quality for engineering tech in Illinois.
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Best Value Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Indiana | 346 |
Ohio | 317 |
Wisconsin | 8 |
Michigan | 328 |
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Majors Related to Engineering Tech
Engineering Tech Majors to Study
Most Popular Majors Related to Engineering Tech
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Engineering | 61,791 |
Computer & Information Sciences | 60,971 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 28,851 |
Mathematics & Statistics | 15,127 |
Physical Sciences | 12,705 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 8 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 KUKA Systems GmbH.
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