2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in Illinois
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Engineering School for You
In 2020-2021, engineering students earned 2,311 degrees and certificates from an Illinois school, making the subject the 7th in the state.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Engineering Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Illinois 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in Illinois
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Engineering Colleges.
Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality in Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named Southern Illinois University Edwardsville the best value school in Illinois for engineering students. SIUE is a large public school located in the suburb of Edwardsville.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SIUE are $11,496 per year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great value for engineering students. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UIUC are $17,634 per year.
UIUC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Engineering Schools in Illinois list.
The excellent programs at Bradley University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in Illinois. Located in the medium-sized city of Peoria, Bradley is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Bradley undergraduate students pay an average of $36,360 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Bradley is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Engineering Schools in Illinois list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools in Illinois list. SIUC is a large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.
SIUC undergraduate students pay an average of $15,240 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Chicago. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools in Illinois list. UIC is a very large public school located in the large city of Chicago.
UIC undergraduate students pay an average of $15,603 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Northwestern University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Northwestern undergraduate students pay an average of $60,768 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Northwestern not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Engineering Schools in Illinois list.
Illinois Institute of Technology came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the large city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Illinois Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $50,375 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Best Value Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
Explore all the Best Value Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 1,581 |
| Ohio | 2,427 |
| Wisconsin | 755 |
| Michigan | 3,043 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| 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 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).
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