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2023 Best Value Computer Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$41,739 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Computer Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, computer engineering was ranked #46 in the country. In fact 5,557 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Computer Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for CE students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for CE majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Computer Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named Michigan Technological University the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for computer engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Michigan Tech are $22,981 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Michigan Tech also did well on our Best Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Computer Engineering at Michigan Technological University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC are $26,644 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wright State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Wright State University - Main Campus are $24,286 a year.

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#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northwestern University is a great value for computer engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

Northwestern graduate students pay an average of $56,567 in tuition and fees each year.

Northwestern not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Full Computer Engineering at Northwestern University Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great value for computer engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at U-M are $50,464 a year.

U-M excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.

Ohio State graduate students pay an average of $38,377 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

With a ranking of #7, University of Notre Dame did quite well on this year’s best value schools for computer engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Notre Dame.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Notre Dame are $58,662 a year.

Notre Dame also took the #4 spot in our Best Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region rankings.

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With a ranking of #8, Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s best value schools for computer engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Illinois Tech are $30,822 per year.

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Case Western Reserve University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Case Western are $49,398 per year.

Full Computer Engineering at Case Western Reserve University Report

Best Computer Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best computer engineering colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 216
Illinois 122
Ohio 208
Indiana 39
Wisconsin 27

One of 39 majors within the area of study, computer engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to CE

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 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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