2022 Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

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In 2019-2020, 86,730 people earned their degree in engineering technologies, making the major the 19th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, engineering technologies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $46,894 and had an average of $21,178 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 15,619 engineering technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,695 and $21,614 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 49 engineering technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering technologies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality engineering technologies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the engineering technologies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Technologies in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, Indiana

#3 in overall quality

$15,346 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. Indiana State is located in Terre Haute, Indiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

Indiana State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Engineering Technologies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana State are $15,346, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Indiana State Engineering Technologies Report

#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana

#1 in overall quality

$28,794 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in West Lafayette, Indiana, this large public school handed out 25 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

Purdue not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Engineering Technologies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue are $28,794, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Engineering Technologies at Purdue

#2

University of Michigan - Dearborn

Dearborn, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$25,072 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Dearborn. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region. UM Dearborn is located in Dearborn, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

UM Dearborn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Engineering Technologies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Dearborn are $25,072, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Michigan - Dearborn Engineering Technologies Report

#3

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan

#4 in overall quality

$26,552 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Michigan University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified doctorate’s engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

Eastern Michigan did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Engineering Technologies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Michigan are $26,552, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Engineering Technologies at Eastern Michigan

#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

#2 in overall quality

$37,056 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in East Lansing, Michigan, this large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified doctorate’s engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

Michigan State also made our “Best Engineering Technologies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Michigan State University Engineering Technologies Report

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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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