2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering Mechanics (Income $0-$30k) in Illinois

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 General Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Engineering Mechanics is the 707th most popular major in the country with 257 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Illinois, there were 36 general engineering mechanics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 7 general engineering mechanics graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general engineering mechanics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general engineering mechanics programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general engineering mechanics 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 General Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois master’s degree general engineering mechanics students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering Mechanics (Income $0-$30k) in Illinois

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois

$56,567 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Evanston, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s general engineering mechanics students in 2019-2020.

Northwestern also made our “Best General Engineering Mechanics Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Engineering Mechanics at Northwestern University

#2

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$30,083 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value General Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is located in Champaign, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s general engineering mechanics degrees to qualified students.

UIUC also made our “Best General Engineering Mechanics Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Engineering Mechanics at UIUC

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering Mechanics (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering Mechanics (Income $0-$30k)

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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