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

10 Ranked Colleges
328 Degrees Awarded
$32,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 328 other engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 10 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Evanston, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 102 degrees to qualified masters’s other engineering students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree other engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, Northwestern has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Other Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern University are $56,567, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Other Engineering at Northwestern University

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Ann Arbor, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s other engineering degrees to 29 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree other engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, U-M has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Other Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full U-M Other Engineering Report

#3

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in West Lafayette, Indiana, this large public school handed out 81 diplomas to qualified masters’s other engineering students in 2019-2020.

Purdue also took the #2 spot in our “Best Other Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue University - Main Campus are $28,794, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Purdue Other Engineering Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this large public school handed out 23 diplomas to qualified masters’s other engineering students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree other engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, Ohio State has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Other Engineering Master’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 Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141.

Read more about Other Engineering at Ohio State

#5

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Wayne State University is located in Detroit, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 masters’s other engineering degrees to qualified students.

Wayne State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Other Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State are $37,215.

Read more about Other Engineering at Wayne State University

#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UIC is a large public school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 19 masters’s other engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree other engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, UIC has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Other Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIC are $27,036, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Illinois at Chicago Other Engineering Report

Wright State University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Wright State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Dayton, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Wright State University - Main Campus also made our “Best Other Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wright State University - Main Campus are $24,286, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Wright State University - Main Campus Other Engineering Report

#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s other engineering degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

Illinois Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Other Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois Tech are $30,695.

Full Illinois Institute of Technology Other Engineering Report

#9

University of Dayton

Dayton, Ohio
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, University of Dayton did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Dayton is a fairly large school located in Dayton, Ohio that handed out 13 masters’s other engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree other engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, UDayton has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Other Engineering Master’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 Dayton are $17,780.

Full University of Dayton Other Engineering Report

#10

Lawrence Technological University

Southfield, Michigan
#9 in overall quality

Lawrence Technological University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Southfield, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 21 degrees to qualified masters’s other engineering students in 2019-2020.

Lawrence Tech also took the #9 spot in our “Best Other Engineering Master’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 Lawrence Technological University are $17,918.

Full Lawrence Tech Other 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.

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