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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$32,582 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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.

Check out the engineering-related fields basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Our 2023 rankings named Grand Valley State University the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for engineering-related fields students working on their basic certificate. GVSU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Allendale.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at GVSU are $20,198 a year.

GVSU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. IUPUI is a very large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

IUPUI undergraduate students pay an average of $32,582 in tuition and fees each year.

IUPUI also took the #2 spot in our Best Engineering-Related Fields Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region rankings.

Read full report on Engineering-Related Fields at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

Explore the best engineering-related fields schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 197
Indiana 92
Wisconsin 62
Ohio 124
Illinois 18

Engineering-Related Fields is one of 18 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Major Annual Graduates
Industrial & Management Engineering 5,903
Packaging Science 378
Other Engineering-Related Fields 152
Engineering Design 120

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,288
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,780
Environmental Control Technology 9,376
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,822
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,347

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.

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