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Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$18,924 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$57,857 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, engineering technologies was ranked 5th in Illinois. In fact, 2,110 were awarded in the state in 2021-2022.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

The Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for engineering tech students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois

Check out the engineering tech bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Engineering Technologies

Our 2023 rankings named Illinois State University the best value school in Illinois for engineering technologies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Normal.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Illinois State are $13,941 per year.

Illinois State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Illinois list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. SIUC is a large public school located in the city of Carbondale.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SIUC are $15,416 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Illinois University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the remote town of Macomb, WIU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WIU are $13,661 a year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Northern Illinois University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering technologies schools in Illinois. NIU is a large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NIU are $12,472 a year.

NIU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Illinois list.

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#5

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Eastern Illinois University is a great value for engineering technologies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Charleston, EIU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at EIU are $12,809 per year.

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#6

DeVry University - Illinois

Naperville, IL

DeVry University - Illinois ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the medium-sized city of Naperville, DeVry University - Illinois is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

DeVry University - Illinois undergraduate students pay an average of $15,032 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering technologies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UIUC are $17,782 per year.

UIUC also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Illinois list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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With a ranking of #8, Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering technologies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Illinois Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $50,279 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Illinois Tech is ranked #2 for overall quality for engineering tech in Illinois.

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Best Value Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 2,683
Michigan 2,800
Wisconsin 1,491
Ohio 4,134

Engineering Tech Majors to Study

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
Engineering-Related Fields 6,553
Mechanical Engineering Technology 6,205
Construction Engineering Technology 4,299
General Engineering Technology 3,841
Quality Control Technology 3,720
Computer Engineering Technology 3,509
Engineering Technology (Other) 1,907
Energy Systems Technologies 1,277
Architectural Engineering Technology 1,239
Civil Engineering Technology 1,155
Engineering-Related Technologies 969
Mining & Petroleum Technology 410
Nuclear Engineering Technology 235
Nanotechnology 104

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KUKA Systems GmbH.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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