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2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

5 Ranked Colleges
46 Degrees Awarded
$23,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 9,411 people earned their degree in general engineering, making the major the 83rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,438 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 46 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in general engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general 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 general engineering 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a large public school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 21 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UWM also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UWM are $25,295, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Carbondale, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s engineering degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SIUC, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General 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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale are $32,928.

Full Southern Illinois University Carbondale General Engineering Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wright State University - Main Campus landed the #3 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 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Wright State University - Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General 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 Wright State University - Main Campus are $24,286.

Read full report on General Engineering at Wright State University - Main Campus

#4

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, Ohio
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Cleveland State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Cleveland State University is a fairly large school located in Cleveland, Ohio that handed out 12 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Cleveland State University also made our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cleveland State University are $17,622, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Cleveland State University General Engineering Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Akron Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Akron, Ohio, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Akron Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Akron Main Campus are $15,217, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Engineering at University of Akron Main Campus

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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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