2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Manufacturing Engineering Technology (Income $48-$75k) in Illinois

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Manufacturing Engineering Technology is the 258th most popular major in the country with 5,052 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Illinois, there were 302 manufacturing engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 27 manufacturing engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in manufacturing engineering technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great manufacturing engineering technology programs and cost less that 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 manufacturing engineering technology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois master’s degree manufacturing tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Manufacturing Engineering Technology (Income $48-$75k) in Illinois

#1

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Carbondale, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$32,928 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Carbondale, Illinois, this fairly large public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified masters’s manufacturing tech students in 2019-2020.

SIUC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Illinois University Carbondale are $32,928.

Read full report on Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

#2

Western Illinois University

Macomb, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$11,996 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Illinois University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k list. WIU is located in Macomb, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 masters’s manufacturing tech degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WIU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Illinois University are $11,996, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full WIU Manufacturing Engineering Technology Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Manufacturing Engineering Technology (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Manufacturing Engineering Technology (Income $48-$75k)

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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