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2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in Ohio

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$17,504 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$66,465 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, engineering was ranked 4th in Ohio. In fact, 2,427 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Ohio ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Ohio to see which 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in Ohio

Check out the engineering programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Ohio Schools for Affordable Quality in Engineering

$12,840 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Ohio University - Athens Campus the best value school in Ohio for engineering students. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the town of Athens.

OHIO Athens undergraduate students pay an average of $12,840 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Engineering at Ohio University - Athens Campus Report

$11,936 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools in Ohio list. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.

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

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Ohio State also is in the top 15% of our Best Engineering Schools in Ohio ranking.

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$11,880 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Akron Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value 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.

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#4

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH
$44,890 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Dayton. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools in Ohio list. UDayton is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Dayton.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UDayton are $44,890 a year.

UDayton also took the #3 spot in our Best Engineering Schools in Ohio rankings.

Full Engineering at University of Dayton Report

$11,777 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in Ohio. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC are $11,777 per year.

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#6

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH
$10,879 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Toledo ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools in Ohio list. University of Toledo is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Toledo.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Toledo are $10,879 per year.

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#7

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH
$11,690 Average Tuition & Fees

Cleveland State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value engineering programs. 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 ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools in Ohio list. Located in the suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wright State University - Main Campus are $9,834 per year.

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$54,532 Average Tuition & Fees

Case Western Reserve University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Schools in Ohio ranking. Located in the large 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.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Case Western is ranked #1 for overall quality for engineering in Ohio.

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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
Illinois 2,311
Indiana 1,581
Wisconsin 755
Michigan 3,043

Engineering Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548
Systems Engineering 3,068
Industrial Engineering 3,028
Chemical Engineering 2,662
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 2,375
Other Engineering 1,820
Materials Engineering 1,810
Operations Research 1,191
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 928
Environmental Engineering 919
Robotics Engineering 560
Engineering Science 451
Nuclear Engineering 437
Manufacturing Engineering 423
Petroleum Engineering 401
Agricultural Engineering 332
Construction Engineering 288
Engineering Physics 286
Architectural Engineering 243
Geoscience Engineering 173
Polymer & Plastics Engineering 167
Engineering Mechanics 144
Mining Engineering 132
Ocean Engineering 112
Textile Engineering 96
Biological Engineering 80
Energy Systems Engineering 79
Marine Engineering 44
Metallurgical Engineering 40
Biochemical Engineering 21
Ceramic Engineering 20
Electromechanical Engineering 16
Surveying Engineering 11
Paper Science & Engineering 7

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 9 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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