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2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in general engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general engineering programs, but they also 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 general engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Illinois University Carbondale are $32,928, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Engineering at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. UWM is a large public school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 21 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UWM also made our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee are $25,295, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wright State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Dayton, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wright State University - Main Campus, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wright State University - Main Campus are $24,286, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Akron Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Akron, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s engineering degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

University of Akron Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 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 University of Akron Main Campus are $15,217.

Read more about General Engineering at University of Akron Main Campus

#5

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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Cleveland State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Cleveland, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s engineering degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

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

Read more about General Engineering at Cleveland State University

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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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