2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 ME Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 47,598 people earned their degree in mechanical engineering, making the major the 20th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, mechanical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $64,495 and had an average of $23,104 in loans still to pay off.

Across Illinois, there were 1,232 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,288 and $21,821 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 90 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,900 and $148,219 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in mechanical engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality mechanical engineering programs that also have a lower cost than 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 mechanical engineering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois doctor’s degree me students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in Illinois

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$56,567 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k list. Evanston, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s ME degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

Northwestern also made our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern University are $56,567.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Northwestern University

#2

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$30,083 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #2 spot on the list. UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 51 doctorate’s ME degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIUC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#3

University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#3 in overall quality

$27,036 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Chicago. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k. UIC is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UIC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIC are $27,036, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Illinois Institute of Technology. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s ME degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Illinois Tech also took the #4 spot in our “Best 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 Illinois Tech are $30,695.

Full Illinois Institute of Technology Mechanical Engineering Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $75-$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.

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