2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering in Ohio

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

Across Ohio, there were 142 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 19 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,438 and $112,790 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering in Ohio

#1

University of Akron Main Campus

Akron, Ohio

#3 in overall quality

$15,217 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Akron Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Akron, Ohio that handed out 1 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Akron Main Campus, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Akron Main Campus are $15,217, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

#1

Wright State University - Main Campus

Dayton, Ohio

#1 in overall quality

$24,286 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wright State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio list. Dayton, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s engineering degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Wright State University - Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wright State University - Main Campus are $24,286, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Wright State University - Main Campus General Engineering Report

#2

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, Ohio

#2 in overall quality

$17,622 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cleveland State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio. This fairly large school is located in Cleveland, Ohio, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Cleveland State University also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cleveland State University are $17,622.

Full Cleveland State University General Engineering Report

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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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