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

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 Master’s in Ohio” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Engineering is the 78th most popular major in the country with 11,925 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $66,152 and had an average of $20,077 in loans still to pay off.

Across Ohio, there were 324 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $79,300 and $23,950 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 55 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,649 and $41,690 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Ohio” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer 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.

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 Ohio

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

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

#1

Ohio State University - Main Campus

Columbus, Ohio

#2 in overall quality

$37,141 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Columbus, Ohio, and it awarded 29 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Ohio State also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’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 Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141.

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

#2

University of Akron Main Campus

Akron, Ohio

#3 in overall quality

$15,217 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Akron Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Ohio. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Akron, Ohio that handed out 7 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Akron Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” 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.

Full University of Akron Main Campus General Engineering Report

#3

Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, Ohio

#1 in overall quality

$47,958 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Case Western Reserve University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Ohio list. Case Western Reserve University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cleveland, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Case Western not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Case Western Reserve University are $47,958, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Case Western Reserve 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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