2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k

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General Engineering is the 83rd most popular major in the country with 9,411 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Illinois, there were 444 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 28 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 2 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in Illinois

#1

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 Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school awarded 20 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

UIUC also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083.

Read full report on General Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#2

University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

$27,036 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Illinois at Chicago is a large public school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 8 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UIC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIC are $27,036, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Illinois at Chicago General Engineering Report

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

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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