2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Mechanical Engineering is the 12th most popular major in the country with 47,598 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Illinois, there were 1,232 general mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 90 general mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,900 and $148,219 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in general mechanical engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general mechanical engineering programs and cost less that 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 general mechanical engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Mechanical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in Illinois

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$56,567 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the #1 spot on the list. Evanston, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s general mechanical engineering degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

Northwestern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern University are $56,567.

Full Northwestern University General Mechanical Engineering Report

#2

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$30,083 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k list. UIUC is a public institution located in Champaign, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 51 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083.

Read more about General Mechanical Engineering at UIUC

#3

University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#3 in overall quality

$27,036 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #3 spot on the list. UIC is a large public school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 15 doctorate’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UIC also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Chicago are $27,036, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Mechanical Engineering at University of Illinois at Chicago

#4

Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago, Illinois

#4 in overall quality

$30,695 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k list. Illinois Tech is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s general mechanical engineering degrees to qualified students.

Illinois Tech also made our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois Tech are $30,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Mechanical Engineering at Illinois Tech

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

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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