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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering Technology (Income $75-$110k) in Illinois

1 Ranked Colleges
20 Degrees Awarded
$56,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Master's in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 6,707 people earned their degree in mechanical engineering technology, making the major the 126th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, mechanical engineering technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $52,659 and had an average of $22,928 in loans still to pay off.

Across Illinois, there were 204 mechanical engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,800 and $18,437 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 20 mechanical engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality mechanical engineering technology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the mechanical engineering technology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The me tech school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k”.

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Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois master’s degree me tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering Technology (Income $75-$110k) in Illinois

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k. Northwestern is a large school located in Evanston, Illinois that handed out 20 masters’s ME tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwestern also made our “Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern University are $56,567, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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