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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

5 Ranked Colleges
46 Degrees Awarded
$23,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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 Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Engineering is the 78th most popular major in the country with 11,925 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $66,152 and had an average of $20,077 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,754 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,330 and $24,526 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 46 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in general engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general engineering 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 program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this large public school awarded 21 degrees to qualified doctorate’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, UWM has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UWM are $25,295, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Carbondale, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s engineering degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

SIUC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SIUC are $32,928, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Engineering at SIUC

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wright State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Wright State University - Main Campus is located in Dayton, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, Wright State University - Main Campus has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wright State University - Main Campus are $24,286, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Engineering at Wright State University - Main Campus

#4

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, Ohio
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Cleveland State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Cleveland State University is a fairly large school located in Cleveland, Ohio that handed out 12 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cleveland State University, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Engineering 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 Cleveland State University are $17,622.

Full Cleveland State University General Engineering Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Akron Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Akron, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s engineering degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, University of Akron Main Campus has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Engineering 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 University of Akron Main Campus are $15,217.

Full University of Akron Main Campus General Engineering Report

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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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