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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

33 Colleges
$24,714 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$94,068 Avg Salary

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

Electrical Engineering is the #27 most popular major in the country with 11,021 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 33 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for EE students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

2023 Best Value Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 10 Best Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools

#1

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

Our analysis found Youngstown State University to be the best value school for electrical engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Youngstown State University is a large public school located in the city of Youngstown.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Youngstown State University are $6,931 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SIUE are $9,316 a year.

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Out of the 33 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Illinois University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NIU are $11,390 per year.

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Out of the 33 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Northwest landed the # 4 spot on the list. Purdue Northwest is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Hammond.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Purdue Northwest are $11,356 a year.

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#5

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Dayton helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value electrical engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . UDayton is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Dayton.

UDayton graduate students pay an average of $18,140 in tuition and fees each year.

UDayton excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Akron Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Akron.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,936 per year.

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#7

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

Bradley University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for electrical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Bradley is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Peoria.

Bradley graduate students pay an average of $17,400 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

Marquette University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Marquette graduate students pay an average of $21,960 in tuition and fees each year.

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

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With a ranking of #9, Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Athens.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at OHIO Athens are $17,712 per year.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 a year.

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

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Best Electrical Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 288
Illinois 500
Ohio 434
Indiana 292
Wisconsin 141

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

Majors Similar to EE

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to NASA.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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