2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Engineering-Related Technologies (Income $75-$110k) in Michigan

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Tech Schools for an Associate in Michigan For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Engineering-Related Technologies is the 273rd most popular major in the country with 884 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, engineering-related technologies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $55,300 and had an average of $12,619 in loans still to pay off.

Across Michigan, there were 12 engineering-related technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 9 engineering-related technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,205 and $16,137 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering-Related Tech Schools for an Associate in Michigan For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering-related technologies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent engineering-related technologies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

The engineering-related tech school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Engineering-Related Tech Schools for an Associate in Michigan For Those Making $75-$110k”.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

Best Value Engineering-Related Tech Schools for an Associate in Michigan For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering-Related Tech Schools for an Associate in Michigan For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Engineering-Related Technologies (Income $75-$110k) in Michigan

#1

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$17,132 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ferris State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering-Related Tech Schools for an Associate in Michigan For Those Making $75-$110k list. This fairly large school is located in Big Rapids, Michigan, and it awarded 8 associates’s engineering-related tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Ferris also took the #1 spot in our “Best Engineering-Related Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. It costs about $17,132 for Michigan Associate Degree Engineering-Related Tech students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Ferris.

Read full report on Engineering-Related Technologies at Ferris State University

#2

Bay de Noc Community College

Escanaba, Michigan

#2 in overall quality

$12,760 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bay de Noc Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering-Related Tech Schools for an Associate in Michigan For Those Making $75-$110k list. Bay College is a small school located in Escanaba, Michigan that handed out 1 associates’s engineering-related tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Bay College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Engineering-Related Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Michigan” list. It costs about $12,760 for Michigan Associate Degree Engineering-Related Tech students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Bay College.

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• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Engineering-Related Technologies (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Engineering-Related Technologies (Income $75-$110k)

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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