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2022 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in Indiana For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
178 Degrees Awarded
$23,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master's in Indiana For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in Indiana For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 6,319 people earned their degree in engineering-related fields, making the major the 120th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, engineering-related fields graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $73,026 and had an average of $26,903 in loans still to pay off.

Across Indiana, there were 323 engineering-related fields graduates with average earnings and debt of $68,800 and $23,512 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 178 engineering-related fields graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,737 and $39,894 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in Indiana For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in engineering-related fields. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality engineering-related fields programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the engineering-related fields program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for indiana master’s degree engineering-related fields students whose families make $0-$30k.

#1

University of Southern Indiana

Evansville, Indiana
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Indiana. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in Indiana For Those Making $0-$30k list. Evansville, Indiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering-related fields degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

USI also took the #3 spot in our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern Indiana are $20,039.

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#2

Purdue University Northwest

Hammond, Indiana

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in Indiana For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Northwest landed the #2 spot on the list. Hammond, Indiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering-related fields degrees to 58 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our indiana master’s degree engineering-related fields students whose families make $0-$30k list, Purdue Northwest has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue University Northwest are $11,633.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in Indiana For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #3 spot on the list. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a public institution located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 37 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

IUPUI also made our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis are $26,013, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Engineering-Related Fields Report

#4

Purdue University Fort Wayne

Fort Wayne, Indiana
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University Fort Wayne. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in Indiana For Those Making $0-$30k list. Purdue University Fort Wayne is a medium-sized public school situated in Fort Wayne, Indiana. It awarded 6 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2019-2020.

PFW did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at PFW are $14,618, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Purdue University Fort Wayne Engineering-Related Fields Report

#5

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, Indiana

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in Indiana For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Indiana State University is a public institution located in Terre Haute, Indiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our indiana master’s degree engineering-related fields students whose families make $0-$30k list, Indiana State has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana State University are $15,346, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in Indiana For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Terre Haute, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology are $50,379, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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