2023 Best Value General Engineering Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best General Engineering School for You
In 2020-2021, 3,548 people earned a degree or certificate in general engineering, making the major the #64 most popular in the United States.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value General Engineering Schools ranking. This report analyzed 113 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value programs for engineering 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. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value General Engineering Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Value General Engineering Colleges.
Top 15% Best General Engineering Schools
Our 2023 rankings named West Texas A&M University the best value school in the United States for general engineering students. Located in the fringe town of Canyon, West Texas A&M University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
West Texas A&M University undergraduate students pay an average of $11,208 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent programs at Youngstown State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general engineering schools in the United States. Located in the city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Youngstown State University are $9,732 a year.
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The excellent programs at Arizona State University - Skysong helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general engineering schools in the United States. Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASU - Skysong are $13,092 per year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value General Engineering Schools list. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $18,200 per year.
Minnesota State Mankato excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best General Engineering Schools list.
Read full report on General Engineering at Minnesota State University - Mankato
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana Tech University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value General Engineering Schools list. Located in the distant town of Ruston, Louisiana Tech is a public college with a large student population.
Louisiana Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $16,806 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Engineering Schools ranking. UNL is a very large public school located in the city of Lincoln.
UNL undergraduate students pay an average of $26,720 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UNL also is in the top 10% of our Best General Engineering Schools ranking.
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University of Wisconsin - Platteville landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value general engineering programs. Located in the distant town of Platteville, UW - Platteville is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Platteville are $16,483 per year.
UW - Platteville also claimed a spot on our Best General Engineering Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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University of Akron Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value General Engineering Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,880 per year.
Grand Valley State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value general engineering programs. Located in the large suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GVSU are $19,628 per year.
Villanova University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value general engineering programs. Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Villanova are $59,020 a year.
Villanova also claimed a spot on our Best General Engineering Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
Purdue University Northwest came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Engineering Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Hammond, Purdue Northwest is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Purdue Northwest undergraduate students pay an average of $14,349 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value General Engineering Schools list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Madison are $38,608 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW - Madison also did well on our Best General Engineering Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Oklahoma Christian University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value general engineering programs. Located in the city of Edmond, OC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OC are $25,090 per year.
The University of Texas at Austin came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Engineering Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.
UT Austin undergraduate students pay an average of $40,996 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UT Austin also did well on our Best General Engineering Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
San Jose State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general engineering students. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a very large student population.
San Jose State undergraduate students pay an average of $19,732 in tuition and fees each year.
San Jose State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best General Engineering Schools list.
Read full report on General Engineering at San Jose State University
Lamar University landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value general engineering programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lamar University are $18,482 per year.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value General Engineering Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | University of California - Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA |
| 18 | Michigan Technological University | Houghton, MI |
| 19 | Central Michigan University | Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 20 | Texas A&M University - College Station | College Station, TX |
| 21 | South Dakota State University | Brookings, SD |
| 22 | Rowan University | Glassboro, NJ |
General Engineering by Region
View the Best Value General Engineering Schools for a specific region near you.
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| New England |
| Rocky Mountains |
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Majors Related to Engineering
General Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Engineering
| 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 25 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 Rémi Kaupp.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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