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2023 Best Value Other Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$37,885 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$82,396 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Other Engineering School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, other engineering was ranked #99 in the country. In fact 1,820 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Other Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for other 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 Other Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 10 Best Other Engineering Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Lawrence Technological University the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for other engineering students. Located in the small city of Southfield, Lawrence Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lawrence Tech are $37,680 per year.

Full Other Engineering at Lawrence Technological University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Other Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Madison are $38,608 per year.

UW - Madison also claimed a spot on our Best Other Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Full Other Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report

#3

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

The excellent programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best other engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Purdue are $28,794 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Purdue also is in the top 10% of our Best Other Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

Full Other Engineering at Purdue University - Main Campus Report

$28,048 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Michigan - Dearborn helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best other engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . UM Dearborn is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Dearborn.

UM Dearborn undergraduate students pay an average of $28,048 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northwestern University is a great value for other engineering students. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

Northwestern undergraduate students pay an average of $60,768 in tuition and fees each year.

Northwestern also made our Best Other Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #1.

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With a ranking of #6, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for other engineering students. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ohio State are $35,019 per year.

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$50,375 Average Tuition & Fees

Illinois Institute of Technology came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Illinois Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $50,375 in tuition and fees each year.

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$19,252 Average Tuition & Fees

Wright State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for other engineering students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.

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

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$30,370 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value other engineering programs. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UIC are $30,370 a year.

Full Other Engineering at University of Illinois at Chicago Report

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value other engineering programs. U-M is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at U-M are $55,097 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, U-M also did well on our Best Other Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Other Engineering at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

Best Other Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 132
Illinois 129
Ohio 26
Indiana 55
Wisconsin 3

Other Engineering 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 11 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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