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2023 Best Value Computer Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$35,761 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$98,951 Avg Salary

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

With 122 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, computer engineering is the #83 most popular major in Illinois.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Computer Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Illinois 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. 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.

2023 Best Value Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois

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

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Computer Engineering

Our analysis found Loyola University Chicago to be the best value school for computer engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Illinois. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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

Full Computer Engineering at Loyola University Chicago Report

#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The excellent master’s degree programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer engineering schools in Illinois. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Northwestern are $56,567 a year.

Northwestern did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.

Read full report on Computer Engineering at Northwestern University

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Illinois Institute of Technology is a great value for computer engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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Best Value Computer Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Computer Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 216
Ohio 208
Indiana 39
Wisconsin 27

Computer Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

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 3 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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