2027 Best Value Other Engineering Schools in Illinois
[Other Engineering](/majors/engineering/other-engineering/engineering-other/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong other engineering education at a price that pays off.
College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best value other engineering schools.
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2027 Best Value Other Engineering Schools in Illinois
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in other engineering, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Other Engineering Schools
Illinois Institute Of Technology tops our 2027 list of the best value other engineering schools in Illinois. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Institute Of Technology is a large private not-for-profit university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $52,202. Typical student debt for other engineering graduates is $26,774. Soon after graduation, other engineering degree recipients from Illinois Institute Of Technology generally make around $71,315. Set against $26,774 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 55%.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Northwestern University earned it the #2 place for other engineering. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern University is a very large private not-for-profit university. Students from in state pay about $68,322 in tuition and fees. Typical student debt for other engineering graduates is $16,616. Soon after graduation, other engineering degree recipients from Northwestern University generally make around $162,147. That is a strong return on a $16,616 median debt. Northwestern University admits about 8% of applicants.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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