2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

Finding the Best Engineering-Related Fields Basic Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, engineering-related fields was ranked #36 in the country. In fact 6,553 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2021-2022.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which basic certificate programs offered the best value experiences for engineering-related fields students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Engineering-Related Fields

#1

Grand Valley State University

Allendale, MI

3 Basic Certificates

#4 in Quality in the Great Lakes Region

$20,198 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Grand Valley State University to be the best value school for engineering-related fields students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Great Lakes Region . GVSU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Allendale.

GVSU undergraduate students pay an average of $20,198 in tuition and fees each year.

GVSU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#2

Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

Indianapolis, IN

12 Basic Certificates

#2 in Quality in the Great Lakes Region

$32,582 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the # 2 spot on the list. IUPUI is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at IUPUI are $32,582 a year.

IUPUI also made our Best Engineering-Related Fields Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #2.

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Best Engineering-Related Fields Colleges by State

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Majors Related to Engineering-Related Fields

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Engineering-Related Fields Concentrations

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

• 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 the rest 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.