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2023 Best Value General Engineering Schools in Ohio

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$18,207 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$94,330 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Engineering School for You

With 78 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general engineering is the #72 most popular major in Ohio.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value General Engineering Schools in Ohio ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Ohio 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. 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 General Engineering Schools in Ohio

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

Best Ohio Schools for Affordable Quality in General Engineering

$12,840 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Ohio University - Athens Campus to be the best value school for general engineering students who want to pursue a degree in Ohio. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the town of Athens.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at OHIO Athens are $12,840 a year.

Full General Engineering at Ohio University - Athens Campus Report

#2

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH
$9,372 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Youngstown State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Engineering Schools in Ohio list. Youngstown State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Youngstown.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Youngstown State University are $9,372 a year.

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$11,936 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Ohio State University - Main Campus is a great value for general engineering students. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Ohio State are $11,936 a year.

Ohio State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best General Engineering Schools in Ohio list.

Full General Engineering at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report

$11,880 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Akron Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value General Engineering Schools in Ohio list. University of Akron Main Campus is a large public school located in the midsize city of Akron.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,880 a year.

Full General Engineering at University of Akron Main Campus Report

#5

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH
$11,690 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cleveland State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value General Engineering Schools in Ohio list. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Cleveland State University undergraduate students pay an average of $11,690 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$9,834 Average Tuition & Fees

Wright State University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Engineering Schools in Ohio ranking. Located in the suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Wright State University - Main Campus are $9,834 a year.

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$54,532 Average Tuition & Fees

Case Western Reserve University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Engineering Schools in Ohio ranking. Located in the city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Case Western undergraduate students pay an average of $54,532 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Case Western did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best General Engineering Schools in Ohio list.

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Best Value General Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 38
Illinois 30
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 7 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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