2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering School for You
Mechanical Engineering is the #32 most popular major in the country with 9,007 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. 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 Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 34 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for ME students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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.
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2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for ME majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best Mechanical Engineering Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Youngstown State University the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for mechanical engineering students. Youngstown State University is a large public school located in the city of Youngstown.
Youngstown State University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,732 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Illinois University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NIU are $14,738 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public school with a large student population.
SIUE undergraduate students pay an average of $11,496 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 34 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Akron Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Akron.
University of Akron Main Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $11,880 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Purdue University Northwest. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue Northwest is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Hammond.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Purdue Northwest are $14,349 per year.
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Lawrence Technological University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Southfield, Lawrence Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Lawrence Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $37,680 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Dayton came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Dayton.
UDayton undergraduate students pay an average of $44,890 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UDayton is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
Bradley University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Bradley is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Peoria.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Bradley are $36,360 a year.
Bradley also claimed a spot on our Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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Michigan Technological University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for mechanical engineering students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Michigan Tech are $39,723 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Michigan Tech also is in the top 5% of our Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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With a ranking of #10, Marquette University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mechanical engineering students. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Marquette undergraduate students pay an average of $45,766 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Marquette also did well on our Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best mechanical engineering colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 592 |
| Illinois | 346 |
| Ohio | 395 |
| Indiana | 282 |
| Wisconsin | 96 |
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Majors Related to ME
Mechanical Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Electrical Engineering | 11,021 |
| 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 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 Michel Villeneuve.
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