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2022 Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k

1 Ranked Colleges
20 Degrees Awarded
$56,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Master's in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 ME Tech Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 3,813 people earned their degree in mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician, making the major the 186th most popular in the United States.

Across Illinois, there were 92 mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 20 mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology (Income $0-$30k) in Illinois

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the #1 spot on the list. Northwestern is a private not-for-profit institution located in Evanston, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 20 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwestern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern University are $56,567, 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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