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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region

9 Ranked Colleges
196 Degrees Awarded
$22,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking.

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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 196 other engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in other engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Purdue is a large school located in West Lafayette, Indiana that handed out 31 bachelors’s other engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Purdue also took the #2 spot in our “Best Other Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Purdue is $18,565 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree other engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Purdue University - Main Campus Other Engineering Report

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Columbus, Ohio. It awarded 64 bachelors’s other engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Ohio State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Ohio State is $21,364 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a large public school situated in Indianapolis, Indiana. It awarded 37 bachelors’s other engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at IUPUI, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Other Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is $17,952 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree other engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Madison, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s other engineering degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison also took the #3 spot in our “Best Other Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Wisconsin - Madison is $21,860 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#5

Wheaton College Illinois

Wheaton, Illinois
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wheaton College Illinois. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Wheaton, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other engineering degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

Wheaton College Illinois not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Other Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $24,299 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree other engineering students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Wheaton College Illinois.

The student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Since the school has a 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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#6

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Michigan State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in East Lansing, Michigan, this large public school awarded 37 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other engineering students in 2019-2020.

Michigan State also took the #5 spot in our “Best Other Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Michigan State University is $25,389 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The low student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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#6 in overall quality

Ohio Northern University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. ONU is a small school located in Ada, Ohio that handed out 1 bachelors’s other engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

ONU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Other Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for ONU is $23,629 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree other engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#8

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan
#9 in overall quality

Western Michigan University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #8. WMU is a fairly large public school situated in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It awarded 5 bachelors’s other engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

WMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Other Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Western Michigan University is $23,352 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree other engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Ohio University - Athens Campus is located in Athens, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s other engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OHIO Athens, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Other Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $25,039 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree other engineering students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend OHIO Athens.

Full Ohio University - Athens Campus Other Engineering Report

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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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