2022 Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,668 people earned their degree in engineering science, making the major the 208th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, engineering science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $60,800 and had an average of $20,111 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 212 engineering science graduates with average earnings and debt of $67,100 and $20,500 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 22 engineering science graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in engineering science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality engineering science programs that also have a lower cost than 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 science program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree engineering science students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Science in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Toledo, Ohio, and it awarded 15 doctorate’s engineering science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Toledo, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Engineering Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Toledo are $27,067, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Engineering Science at University of Toledo

#2

Ohio University - Athens Campus

Athens, Ohio

#2 in overall quality

$17,712 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. Ohio University - Athens Campus is a large public school situated in Athens, Ohio. It awarded 7 doctorate’s engineering science degrees in 2019-2020.

OHIO Athens also took the #2 spot in our “Best Engineering Science Doctor’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 Ohio University - Athens Campus are $17,712.

Full Ohio University - Athens Campus Engineering Science Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Science (With Aid)

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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to Nicolás Pérez.

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