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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

10 Ranked Colleges
328 Degrees Awarded
$32,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 2,900 people earned their degree in other engineering, making the major the 245th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 595 other engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 328 other engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in other engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other 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 other engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree other engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Evanston, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s other engineering degrees to 102 students in 2019-2020.

Northwestern also made our “Best Other Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern University are $56,567, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Northwestern Other Engineering Report

#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in West Lafayette, Indiana, this large public school awarded 81 degrees to qualified masters’s other engineering students in 2019-2020.

Purdue not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Other Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue University - Main Campus are $28,794.

Read more about Other Engineering at Purdue

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this large public school handed out 29 diplomas to qualified masters’s other engineering students in 2019-2020.

U-M did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Other Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Other Engineering Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 23 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Ohio State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Other Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141.

Full Ohio State Other Engineering Report

#5

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 masters’s other engineering degrees to qualified students.

Wayne State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Other Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State are $37,215, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Wayne State Other Engineering Report

#6 in overall quality

University of Illinois at Chicago ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. UIC is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 19 masters’s other engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UIC also made our “Best Other Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIC are $27,036, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Other Engineering at University of Illinois at Chicago

Wright State University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in Dayton, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s other engineering students in 2019-2020.

Wright State University - Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Other Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wright State University - Main Campus are $24,286, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Other Engineering at Wright State University - Main Campus

#7 in overall quality

Illinois Institute of Technology came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s other engineering degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

Illinois Tech also made our “Best Other Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois Tech are $30,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Illinois Tech Other Engineering Report

#9

University of Dayton

Dayton, Ohio
#8 in overall quality

University of Dayton came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dayton, Ohio. It awarded 13 masters’s other engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UDayton not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Other Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UDayton are $17,780.

Full UDayton Other Engineering Report

#10

Lawrence Technological University

Southfield, Michigan
#9 in overall quality

Lawrence Technological University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Lawrence Technological University is a small school located in Southfield, Michigan that handed out 21 masters’s other engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Lawrence Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Other Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lawrence Tech are $17,918, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Other Engineering at Lawrence Tech

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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.

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