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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering-Related Fields (Income $30-$48k) in Michigan

7 Ranked Colleges
223 Degrees Awarded
$29,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master's in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Engineering-Related Fields is the 120th most popular major in the country with 6,319 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, engineering-related fields graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $73,026 and had an average of $26,903 in loans still to pay off.

Across Michigan, there were 494 engineering-related fields graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,633 and $21,714 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 223 engineering-related fields graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,608 and $41,198 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in engineering-related fields. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality engineering-related fields programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the engineering-related fields program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for michigan master’s degree engineering-related fields students whose families make $30-$48k.

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Dearborn. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Michigan - Dearborn is a public institution located in Dearborn, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 40 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UM Dearborn, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Dearborn are $25,072, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Detroit, Michigan, and it awarded 21 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2019-2020.

Wayne State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State are $37,215, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oakland University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k. This fairly large school is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, and it awarded 37 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2019-2020.

Oakland did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Oakland University are $24,648.

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#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k. Michigan State is a public institution located in East Lansing, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State also made our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Michigan University landed the #5 spot on the list. Central Michigan University is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 29 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees to qualified students.

Central Michigan not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Central Michigan University are $19,359.

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#6

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

Eastern Michigan University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Ypsilanti, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering-related fields degrees to 24 students in 2019-2020.

Eastern Michigan also took the #3 spot in our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Michigan University are $26,552, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Western Michigan University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering-related fields students in 2019-2020.

WMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at WMU are $31,355, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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