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

9 Ranked Colleges
122 Degrees Awarded
$12,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor'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 Computer Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Computer Engineering Technology is the 169th most popular major in the country with 3,807 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, computer engineering technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $37,425 and had an average of $24,018 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 751 computer engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,771 and $25,953 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 122 computer engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer engineering technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computer engineering technology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the computer engineering technology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Computer Engineering Tech 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 computer engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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

#1

Ball State University

Muncie, Indiana
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Ball State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Ball State University is a large public school situated in Muncie, Indiana. It awarded 33 bachelors’s computer engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ball State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Computer Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Ball State University is $8,403 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer Engineering Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, this large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s computer engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

IUPUI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Computer Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $5,052 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer Engineering Tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend IUPUI.

Full Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Computer Engineering Technology Report

#3

Purdue University Fort Wayne

Fort Wayne, Indiana
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University Fort Wayne. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Fort Wayne, Indiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s computer engineering tech degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

PFW also made our “Best Computer Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for PFW is $7,129 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree computer engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#4

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Detroit, Michigan, this large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s computer engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

Wayne State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Computer Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Wayne State is $11,413 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree computer engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#5

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Michigan University landed the #5 spot on the list. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school situated in Ypsilanti, Michigan. It awarded 18 bachelors’s computer engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Eastern Michigan also made our “Best Computer Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for Eastern Michigan University is $13,904 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer Engineering Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#6

Shawnee State University

Portsmouth, Ohio

Shawnee State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Shawnee State University is a small school located in Portsmouth, Ohio that handed out 5 bachelors’s computer engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Shawnee State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Computer Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $13,697 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer Engineering Tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Shawnee State University.

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#7

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, Indiana

Indiana State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. This fairly large school is located in Terre Haute, Indiana, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s computer engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Indiana State, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Computer Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Indiana State is $9,422 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer Engineering Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#8 in overall quality

Kent State University at Kent ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Kent State is a large public school situated in Kent, Ohio. It awarded 6 bachelors’s computer engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Kent State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Computer Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Kent State University at Kent is $13,915 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer Engineering Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#9

DeVry University - Illinois

Chicago, Illinois

DeVry University - Illinois ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. DeVry University - Illinois is a large private for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 25 bachelors’s computer engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

DeVry University - Illinois also took the #3 spot in our “Best Computer Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for DeVry University - Illinois is $28,189 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer Engineering Tech 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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