2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income Over $110k) in Illinois

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 11,925 people earned their degree in general engineering, making the major the 78th most popular in the United States. 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 Illinois, there were 444 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,650 and $24,821 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 28 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general engineering programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The engineering 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 Vallue Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k”.

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Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income Over $110k) in Illinois

#1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$30,083 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #1 spot on the list. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIUC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#2

University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

$27,036 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$73,635 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 8 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UIC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIC are $27,036, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Illinois at Chicago General Engineering Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income Over $110k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income Over $110k)

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.

Credits

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