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

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Structural Engineering is the 665th most popular major in the country with 337 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 31 structural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 26 structural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Structural Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in structural engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent structural engineering 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 structural engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Structural Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Structural Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Structural Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan

$49,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Structural Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s structural engineering students in 2019-2020.

U-M did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Structural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Structural Engineering at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

#2

Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$30,695 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Structural Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 20 masters’s structural engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Illinois Tech, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Structural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois Tech are $30,695.

Full Illinois Tech Structural Engineering Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Structural Engineering (Income $0-$30k)

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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