2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Technology (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 4,056 people earned their degree in engineering technology, making the major the 196th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 628 engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 50 engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in engineering technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great engineering technology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the engineering technology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Technology (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana

#1 in overall quality

$28,794 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Purdue University - Main Campus is a public institution located in West Lafayette, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 25 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Purdue, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue are $28,794.

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#2

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan

$37,215 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Wayne State is a public institution located in Detroit, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Wayne State also made our “Best Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State University are $37,215, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Kent State University at Kent

Kent, Ohio

#2 in overall quality

$21,952 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kent State University at Kent. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Kent State University at Kent is located in Kent, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 masters’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Kent State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Kent State University at Kent are $21,952.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Technology (Income $48-$75k)

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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