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2023 Best Value Engineering Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$38,358 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$88,113 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Science School for You

Engineering Science is the #178 most popular major in the country with 451 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for engineering science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Engineering Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Engineering Science Colleges.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Engineering Science

#1

Kettering University

Flint, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Kettering University the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for engineering science students. Kettering is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Flint.

Kettering undergraduate students pay an average of $43,824 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Kettering is ranked #4 for overall quality for engineering science in the Great Lakes Region .

Read full report on Engineering Science at Kettering University

$22,810 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at OHIO Athens are $22,810 a year.

Read full report on Engineering Science at Ohio University - Athens Campus

#3

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH
$20,239 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Toledo landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Toledo, University of Toledo is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at University of Toledo are $20,239 a year.

Full Engineering Science at University of Toledo Report

$19,252 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Wright State University - Main Campus is a great value for engineering science students. Wright State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Dayton.

Wright State University - Main Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $19,252 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Engineering Science at Wright State University - Main Campus Report

The excellent programs at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering science schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at U-M are $55,097 a year.

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

Full Engineering Science at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

#6

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

University of Notre Dame landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value engineering science programs. Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Notre Dame are $58,843 a year.

Notre Dame also made our Best Engineering Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #3.

Full Engineering Science at University of Notre Dame Report

Best Engineering Science Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering science schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 30
Ohio 79
Indiana 42

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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 Nicolás Pérez.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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