2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering in Indiana (With Aid)

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Indiana For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across Indiana, there were 149 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 89 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,737 and $39,894 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Indiana For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in general engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general engineering programs that also have a lower cost than 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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The engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Indiana For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Indiana For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for indiana master’s degree engineering students with aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering in Indiana (With Aid)

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana

#1 in overall quality

$28,794 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Indiana For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 46 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

Purdue did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue are $28,794, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Engineering at Purdue University - Main Campus

#2

Purdue University Northwest

Hammond, Indiana

$11,633 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Indiana For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Northwest landed the #2 spot on the list. Purdue University Northwest is located in Hammond, Indiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Purdue Northwest, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue University Northwest are $11,633.

Full Purdue Northwest General Engineering Report

#3

Purdue University Fort Wayne

Fort Wayne, Indiana

#2 in overall quality

$14,618 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University Fort Wayne. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Indiana For Those Getting Aid. Purdue University Fort Wayne is a public institution located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

PFW also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue University Fort Wayne are $14,618, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Engineering at PFW

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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

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Rémi Kaupp.

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