2022 Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Engineering Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,668 people earned their degree in general engineering science, making the major the 337th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 212 general engineering science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 22 general engineering science graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general engineering science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general engineering science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general engineering science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering Science (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

University of Toledo

Toledo, Ohio

#1 in overall quality

$27,067 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Toledo. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Toledo is a fairly large public school situated in Toledo, Ohio. It awarded 15 doctorate’s engineering science degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Toledo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Engineering Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Toledo are $27,067, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Toledo General Engineering Science Report

#2

Ohio University - Athens Campus

Athens, Ohio

#2 in overall quality

$17,712 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. OHIO Athens is a public institution located in Athens, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OHIO Athens, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Engineering Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio University - Athens Campus are $17,712, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Engineering Science at OHIO Athens

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering Science (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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