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2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$16,226 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$58,517 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor's Degree School for You

Mechanical Engineering Technology is the #15 most popular major in Michigan with 302 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Michigan to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for me tech students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering

#1

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Ferris State University the best value school in Michigan for mechanical engineering technology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public college with a large student population.

Ferris undergraduate students pay an average of $13,608 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that me tech majors at Ferris take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $23,704. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $183, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Ferris did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Michigan list.

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#2

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Central Michigan University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mechanical engineering technology schools in Michigan. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public school with a large student population.

Central Michigan undergraduate students pay an average of $13,703 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, me tech graduates from Central Michigan carry an average student debtload of $27,158. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $281.

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#3

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Wayne State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mechanical engineering technology schools in Michigan. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Wayne State are $15,882 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, me tech graduates from Wayne State carry an average student debtload of $26,711.

Wayne State also made our Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Michigan list, coming in at #5.

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Out of the 5 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan Technological University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the remote 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.

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

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Out of the 5 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Michigan University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public school with a large student population.

Eastern Michigan undergraduate students pay an average of $16,410 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, me tech graduates from Eastern Michigan carry an average student debtload of $25,311.

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Best Value Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 516
Wisconsin 29
Ohio 683
Illinois 141

Mechanical Engineering Technology is one of 18 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

ME Tech Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology 3,490
Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology 1,074
Automotive Engineering Technology 1,062
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies, Other 473
Marine Engineering Technology 106

Majors Similar to ME Tech

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 5 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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