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2022 Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

9 Ranked Colleges
196 Degrees Awarded
$10,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

Other Engineering is the 245th most popular major in the country with 2,900 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 595 other engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 196 other engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in other engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other 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 other engineering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree other engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a public institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison also made our “Best Other Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison is $4,367 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Other Engineering at UW - Madison

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Ohio State is a large school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 64 bachelors’s other engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Ohio State also made our “Best Other Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Ohio State is $8,194 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree other engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Other Engineering at Ohio State

#3

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in West Lafayette, Indiana, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s other engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Purdue did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Other Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Purdue is $5,483 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Other Engineering at Purdue University - Main Campus

#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Michigan State is a public institution located in East Lansing, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State also took the #5 spot in our “Best Other Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $6,686 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Michigan State.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Other Engineering at Michigan State University

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. IUPUI is a public institution located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

IUPUI also took the #7 spot in our “Best Other Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $5,052 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis.

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#6

Wheaton College Illinois

Wheaton, Illinois
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Wheaton College Illinois did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Wheaton College Illinois is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Wheaton, Illinois. It awarded 7 bachelors’s other engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wheaton College Illinois, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Other Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $18,440 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Wheaton College Illinois.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Other Engineering at Wheaton College Illinois

#7

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan
#9 in overall quality

Western Michigan University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. WMU is a fairly large school located in Kalamazoo, Michigan that handed out 5 bachelors’s other engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

WMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Other Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Western Michigan University is $13,021 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full WMU Other Engineering Report

#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Ohio Northern University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. ONU is a small school located in Ada, Ohio that handed out 1 bachelors’s other engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ONU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Other Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Ohio Northern University is $19,565 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree other engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Ohio Northern University Other Engineering Report

#8 in overall quality

Ohio University - Athens Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. OHIO Athens is a public institution located in Athens, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

OHIO Athens not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Other Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus is $17,584 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree other engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

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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.

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