2022 Best Value Structural Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Structural Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Structural Engineering is the 665th most popular major in the country with 337 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Illinois, there were 20 structural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 20 structural engineering 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 structural engineering 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 structural engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Structural Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Best Value Structural Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois master’s degree structural engineering students.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Structural Engineering in Illinois

#1

Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$30,695 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois Institute of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Structural Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 20 diplomas to qualified masters’s structural engineering students in 2019-2020.

Illinois Tech also took the #1 spot in our “Best Structural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois Tech are $30,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Illinois Institute of Technology Structural 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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