2023 Best Value Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Engineering Master'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.
The Best Value Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 45 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for engineering students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Check out the engineering master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Kettering University to be the best value school for engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Flint, Kettering is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Kettering are $15,128 per year.
Kettering not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
Out of the 45 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Youngstown State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Youngstown State University is a large public school located in the small city of Youngstown.
Youngstown State University graduate students pay an average of $6,931 in tuition and fees each year.
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 Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SIUE are $9,316 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a large student population.
NIU graduate students pay an average of $11,390 in tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Platteville is a great value for engineering students working on their master’s degree. UW - Platteville is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Platteville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Platteville are $18,617 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW - Platteville also is in the top 15% of our Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
With a ranking of #6, University of Akron Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering students working on their master’s degree. University of Akron Main Campus is a large public school located in the city of Akron.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,936 per year.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Dayton did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering students working on their master’s degree. UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Dayton.
UDayton graduate students pay an average of $18,140 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UDayton also is in the top 15% of our Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
Purdue University Northwest ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue Northwest is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Hammond.
Purdue Northwest graduate students pay an average of $11,356 in tuition and fees each year.
Grand Valley State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. GVSU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Allendale.
GVSU graduate students pay an average of $17,904 in tuition and fees each year.
Lawrence Technological University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree engineering programs. Located in the small city of Southfield, Lawrence Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Lawrence Tech are $18,436 a year.
Best Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best engineering schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 2,311 |
| Indiana | 1,581 |
| Ohio | 2,427 |
| Wisconsin | 755 |
| Michigan | 3,043 |
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Majors Related to Engineering
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Majors Similar to Engineering
| 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 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).
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