2022 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in Indiana

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Engineering-Related Fields is the 120th most popular major in the country with 6,319 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in Indiana” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering-related fields. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great engineering-related fields programs and cost less that 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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Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in Indiana

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in Indiana.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering-Related Fields in Indiana

#1

Purdue University Northwest

Hammond, Indiana

#2 in overall quality

$11,633 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$73,635 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Northwest landed the #1 spot on the list. Purdue Northwest is a medium-sized school located in Hammond, Indiana that handed out 58 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2019-2020.

Purdue Northwest also took the #2 spot in our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue University Northwest are $11,633, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Southern Indiana

Evansville, Indiana

#3 in overall quality

$20,039 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern Indiana. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in Indiana. Located in Evansville, Indiana, this fairly large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s engineering-related fields students in 2019-2020.

USI also took the #3 spot in our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USI are $20,039, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

Indianapolis, Indiana

#4 in overall quality

$26,013 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$63,997 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, this large public school awarded 37 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering-related fields students 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Purdue University Fort Wayne

Fort Wayne, Indiana

#5 in overall quality

$14,618 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University Fort Wayne. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in Indiana. Located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, this medium-sized public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering-related fields students in 2019-2020.

PFW also made our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue University Fort Wayne are $14,618, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology

Terre Haute, Indiana

#1 in overall quality

$50,379 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$86,867 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in Indiana. Located in Terre Haute, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 16 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering-related fields students in 2019-2020.

Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology also took the #1 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 Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology are $50,379.

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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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