2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid

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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 Ohio, there were 324 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $79,300 and $23,950 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 55 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,649 and $41,690 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering in Ohio (With Aid)

#1

Ohio State University - Main Campus

Columbus, Ohio

#2 in overall quality

$37,141 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid list. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a large school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 29 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Ohio State also made our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Engineering at Ohio State

#2

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, Ohio

$9,495 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Youngstown State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Youngstown State University is a public institution located in Youngstown, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Youngstown State University also took the #0 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Youngstown State University are $9,495, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Youngstown State University General Engineering Report

#3

University of Akron Main Campus

Akron, Ohio

#3 in overall quality

$15,217 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Akron Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Akron, Ohio that handed out 7 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Akron Main Campus, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Akron Main Campus are $15,217, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Engineering at University of Akron Main Campus

#4

Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, Ohio

#1 in overall quality

$47,958 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Case Western Reserve University landed the #4 spot on the list. Case Western Reserve University is located in Cleveland, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

Case Western also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Case Western Reserve University are $47,958, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Engineering at Case Western

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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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Rémi Kaupp.

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