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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

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 Getting Aid

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

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 Getting Aid” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree engineering students with aid.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a large school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that handed out 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee are $25,295.

Full University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee General Engineering Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a fairly large public school situated in Carbondale, Illinois. It awarded 5 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

SIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Illinois University Carbondale are $32,928, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Engineering at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

#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 Getting Aid 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 located in Dayton, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

Wright State University - Main Campus also took the #2 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 Wright State University - Main Campus are $24,286.

Full Wright State University - Main Campus General Engineering Report

#4

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, Ohio
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cleveland State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Cleveland State University is located in Cleveland, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 doctorate’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

Cleveland State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. 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

#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 #5 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Akron, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

University of Akron Main Campus also made our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #5. 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.

Credits

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