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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in Illinois

3 Ranked Colleges
132 Degrees Awarded
$38,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Master's in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking.

Other Engineering is the 245th most popular major in the country with 2,900 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Illinois, there were 139 other engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 132 other engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other engineering programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in Illinois

#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 Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k list. Northwestern University is located in Evanston, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 102 masters’s other engineering degrees to qualified students.

Northwestern also took the #1 spot in our “Best Other Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Northwestern University Other Engineering Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s other engineering degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Other Engineering Master’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 University of Illinois at Chicago are $27,036.

Read more about Other Engineering at UIC

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k list. Illinois Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Illinois Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Other Engineering Master’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 Illinois Tech are $30,695.

Read full report on Other Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology

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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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