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Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan

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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$16,024 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$57,857 Avg Salary

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

In 2021-2022, engineering technologies students earned 2,800 degrees and certificates from a Michigan school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Michigan to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for engineering tech 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used 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 Michigan

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

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

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Michigan State University the best value school in Michigan for engineering technologies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Michigan State are $16,617 per year.

Michigan State also made our Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Michigan list, coming in at #1.

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#2

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Ferris State University is a great value for engineering technologies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Ferris is a large public school located in the distant town of Big Rapids.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ferris are $13,608 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Ferris is ranked #4 for overall quality for engineering tech in Michigan.

Full Engineering Technologies at Ferris State University Report

#3

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Michigan University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the town of Mount Pleasant.

Central Michigan undergraduate students pay an average of $13,703 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Western Michigan University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering technologies schools in Michigan. WMU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Kalamazoo.

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

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#5

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wayne State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Wayne State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Detroit.

Wayne State undergraduate students pay an average of $15,882 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Wayne State also took the #5 spot in our Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Michigan rankings.

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Michigan Technological University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering technologies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Michigan Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Houghton.

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

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Eastern Michigan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering technologies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Eastern Michigan is a large public school located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti.

Eastern Michigan undergraduate students pay an average of $16,410 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 2,683
Wisconsin 1,491
Ohio 4,134
Illinois 2,110

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 7 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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