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2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

9 Ranked Colleges
118 Degrees Awarded
$39,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.

Computer Engineering is the 60th most popular major in the country with 16,932 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, computer engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $68,762 and had an average of $25,829 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 2,935 computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $67,267 and $27,260 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 118 computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in computer engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region.

Top 10 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Engineering in the Great Lakes Region

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan Technological University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. Houghton, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s CE degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree ce students list, Michigan Tech has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan Technological University are $21,996, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Michigan Technological University Computer Engineering Report

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this large public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s CE students in 2019-2020.

UC also took the #6 spot in our “Best Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC are $26,644, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Computer Engineering at UC

#8 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wright State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Wright State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Dayton, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Wright State University - Main Campus also made our “Best Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #8. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wright State University - Main Campus are $24,286.

Read more about Computer Engineering at Wright State University - Main Campus

#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Illinois Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region. This medium-sized school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s CE degrees in 2019-2020.

Illinois Tech also took the #7 spot in our “Best Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois Tech are $30,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Computer Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s CE degrees to 31 students in 2019-2020.

Ohio State also took the #5 spot in our “Best Computer Engineering Doctor’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 Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141.

Full Ohio State Computer Engineering Report

#5

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
#9 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s CE degrees to qualified students.

Wayne State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State University are $37,215.

Read more about Computer Engineering at Wayne State University

#3 in overall quality

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a large public school situated in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It awarded 32 doctorate’s CE degrees in 2019-2020.

U-M not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548.

Full University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Computer Engineering Report

#4 in overall quality

Case Western Reserve University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s CE students in 2019-2020.

Case Western not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Case Western are $47,958.

Read more about Computer Engineering at Case Western Reserve University

#8

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, Indiana
#1 in overall quality

University of Notre Dame did quite well in the 2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #8. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Notre Dame, Indiana. It awarded 17 doctorate’s CE degrees in 2019-2020.

Notre Dame also took the #1 spot in our “Best Computer Engineering Doctor’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 University of Notre Dame are $57,522.

Full Notre Dame Computer Engineering Report

#9

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

Northwestern University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. Evanston, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s CE degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

Northwestern also took the #2 spot in our “Best Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Northwestern University Computer Engineering Report

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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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