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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.

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for engineering-related fields majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Michigan State University the best value school in Michigan for engineering-related fields students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Michigan State is ranked #1 for overall quality for engineering-related fields in Michigan.

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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 college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WMU are $14,623 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan Technological University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the remote town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Michigan Tech are $18,910 per year.

Michigan Tech did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Michigan list.

Full Engineering-Related Fields at Michigan Technological University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern Michigan University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Eastern Michigan are $16,410 per 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.

Read full report on Engineering-Related Fields at Eastern Michigan University

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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