2023 Best Value Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You
With 61,791 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, engineering is the #4 most popular major in the United States.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 25 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.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for engineering majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Best Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Akron Main Campus the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Akron.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,936 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lawrence Technological University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. 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 graduate students at Lawrence Tech are $18,436 per year.
Lawrence Tech also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Dayton. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UDayton is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dayton.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UDayton are $18,140 a year.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Marquette University is a great value for engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Marquette graduate students pay an average of $21,960 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Michigan Technological University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Michigan Tech are $22,981 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Michigan Tech is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW - Madison also did well on our Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Purdue are $28,794 per year.
Purdue also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
Ohio University - Athens Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the town of Athens.
OHIO Athens graduate students pay an average of $17,712 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UIUC are $30,862 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UIUC is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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Oakland University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree engineering programs. Oakland is a large public school located in the suburb of Rochester Hills.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Oakland are $24,648 per year.
Best Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best engineering schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Illinois | 2,311 |
Indiana | 1,581 |
Ohio | 2,427 |
Wisconsin | 755 |
Michigan | 3,043 |
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Majors Related to Engineering
Engineering Majors to Study
Majors Similar to Engineering
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Computer & Information Sciences | 60,971 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 28,851 |
Mathematics & Statistics | 15,127 |
Physical Sciences | 12,705 |
Engineering Technologies | 7,672 |
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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.
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