2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Technology (Other) (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

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 Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Engineering Technology (Other) is the 205th most popular major in the country with 1,736 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, engineering technology (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $50,047 and had an average of $23,481 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 450 engineering technology (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,000 and $25,000 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 134 engineering technology (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in engineering technology (other). Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent engineering technology (other) programs, but they also 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 engineering technology (other) program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The other engineering 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 Other Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Other Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree other engineering tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Technology (Other) (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$56,567 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Other Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Evanston, Illinois, and it awarded 100 masters’s other engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

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

Read full report on Engineering Technology (Other) at Northwestern University

#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana

#2 in overall quality

$28,794 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Other Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Purdue University - Main Campus is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 34 masters’s other engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

Purdue also took the #2 spot in our “Best Engineering Technology (Other) Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue University - Main Campus are $28,794, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Purdue Engineering Technology (Other) Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Technology (Other) (Income $30-$48k)

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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