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2023 Best Value General Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$28,786 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$85,930 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general engineering was ranked #64 in the country. In fact 3,548 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value General Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for engineering 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 General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value General Engineering Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in General Engineering

#1

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

Our analysis found Cleveland State University to be the best value school for general engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cleveland State University are $18,051 per year.

Read full report on General Engineering at Cleveland State University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wright State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Wright State University - Main Campus are $24,286 a year.

Read full report on General Engineering at Wright State University - Main Campus

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . UWM is a very large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UWM are $25,651 a year.

Full General Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Ohio State are $38,377 a year.

Full General Engineering at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a great value for general engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SIUC are $33,064 a year.

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Best General Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 38
Illinois 30
Ohio 78
Indiana 145
Wisconsin 194

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

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 5 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.

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