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2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Illinois

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8 Degrees Awarded
$18,800 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Illinois

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General Engineering is the 79th most popular major in the country with 11,534 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , general engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $68,578 and had an average of $22,777 in loans still to pay off.

Across Illinois, there were 435 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $69,796 and $27,000 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 8 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $82,783 and $153,500 respectively.

That schools that top this list have a program in general engineering in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois doctor’s degree engineering students.

Top 1 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering in Illinois

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Out of the 1 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Carbondale, Illinois, this fairly large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s engineering students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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