2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k

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With 200,458 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, engineering is the 6th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $64,888 and had an average of $23,564 in loans still to pay off.

Across Illinois, there were 6,518 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,008 and $25,246 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 514 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,900 and $148,219 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent engineering programs, but they also 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 engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois doctor’s degree engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 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 Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k list. Northwestern University is a large school located in Evanston, Illinois that handed out 129 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwestern also made our “Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$30,083 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #2 spot on the list. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s engineering degrees to 256 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIUC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best 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 UIUC are $30,083.

Read full report on Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#3

University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#4 in overall quality

$27,036 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k list. UIC is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 72 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIC, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIC are $27,036, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Carbondale, Illinois

#5 in overall quality

$32,928 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k list. SIUC is a public institution located in Carbondale, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SIUC also took the #5 spot in our “Best 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 SIUC are $32,928.

Full Southern Illinois University Carbondale Engineering Report

#5

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 #5 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k. Illinois Institute of Technology is a medium-sized school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 31 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

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

Read full report on Engineering at Illinois Tech

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $0-$30k)

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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