2022 Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois master’s degree other engineering students.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Engineering in Illinois

#1

University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#2 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 #1 for the Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois. 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.

UIC also took the #2 spot in our “Best Other Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIC are $27,036, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Other Engineering at University of Illinois at Chicago

#2

Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago, Illinois

#3 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 #2 for the Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois. 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 Illinois” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois Institute of Technology are $30,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Other Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology

#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$56,567 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the #3 spot on the 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 took the #1 spot in our “Best Other Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern University are $56,567, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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