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Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan

2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$16,640 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$60,554 Avg Salary

Engineering-Related Fields is the #23 most popular major in Michigan with 197 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Michigan to see which bachelor's degree 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Our analysis found Michigan State University to be the best value school for engineering-related fields students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Michigan. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Michigan State are $16,617 per year. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $490, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Michigan State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Michigan list.

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Out of the 4 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public school with a large student population.

WMU undergraduate students pay an average of $14,623 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Michigan Technological University is a great value for engineering-related fields students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Michigan Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $18,910 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Michigan Tech also took the #2 spot in our Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Michigan rankings.

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Out of the 4 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Michigan University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Eastern Michigan undergraduate students pay an average of $16,410 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, engineering-related fields majors at Eastern Michigan accumulate an average of around $20,256 in student debt.

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

State Degrees Awarded
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 4 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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