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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

19 Colleges
$33,248 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$98,951 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Engineering Master'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.

The Best Value Computer Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for CE 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. 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 10 Best Computer Engineering Master's Degree Schools

#1

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

Our 2023 rankings named University of Dayton the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for computer engineering students working on their master’s degree. UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dayton.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UDayton are $18,140 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UDayton also is in the top 15% of our Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Lawrence Technological University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Southfield, Lawrence Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Lawrence Tech are $18,436 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan Technological University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the remote town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Michigan Tech graduate students pay an average of $22,981 in tuition and fees each year.

Michigan Tech also claimed a spot on our Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Full Computer Engineering at Michigan Technological University Report

#4

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oakland University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Oakland is a large public school located in the suburb of Rochester Hills.

Oakland graduate students pay an average of $24,648 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 Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at BGSU are $15,823 a year.

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University of Michigan - Dearborn landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree computer engineering programs. UM Dearborn is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Dearborn.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UM Dearborn are $25,552 a year.

Full Computer Engineering at University of Michigan - Dearborn Report

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a very large student population.

UC graduate students pay an average of $26,644 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Computer Engineering at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Report

Loyola University Chicago landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree computer engineering programs. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Loyola Chicago are $19,894 a year.

Full Computer Engineering at Loyola University Chicago Report

#9

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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

Northwestern also made our Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #1.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

U-M graduate students pay an average of $50,464 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, U-M is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Full Computer Engineering at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor 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 19 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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