2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

Finding the Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2021-2022, 63,451 vehicle maintenance & repair students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #6 most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. 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 Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

 

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Bachelor's Degree School

Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Colleges by State

Explore the best vehicle maintenance & repair schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	727
Indiana	905
Wisconsin	820
Ohio	1,409
Illinois	2,629

Majors Related to Vehicle Repair

One of 7 majors within the trade school area of study, vehicle maintenance & repair has other similar majors worth exploring.

Vehicle Repair Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	33,827
Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician	8,686
Airframe Mechanics & Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician	7,143
Autobody/Collision & Repair Technology/Technician	4,725
Aircraft Powerplant Technology/Technician	2,739
Medium/Heavy Vehicle & Truck Technology/Technician	2,101
Motorcycle Maintenance & Repair Technology/Technician	1,140
Marine Maintenance/Fitter & Ship Repair Technology/Technician	823
Avionics Maintenance Technology/Technician	724
High Performance & Custom Engine Technician/Mechanic	489
General Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Technologies	472
Small Engine Mechanics & Repair Technology/Technician	213
Alternative Fuel Vehicle Technology/Technician	147
Engine Machinist	107
Other Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Technologies	97
Bicycle Mechanics & Repair Technology/Technician	11
Recreation Vehicle (RV) Service Technician	7

Most Popular Majors Related to Vehicle Repair

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration	21,891
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance	8,446
Electronics Maintenance & Repair	8,127
Precision Systems Maintenance	2,185
Mechanic & Repair Tech (Other)	1,184

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school 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 Airman 1st Class Nigel Sandridge.

More about our data sources and methodologies.