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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Construction Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Construction Engineering is the 242nd most popular major in the country with 802 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, construction engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $66,567 and had an average of $26,426 in loans still to pay off.

Across Michigan, there were 17 construction engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 17 construction engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,608 and $41,198 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in construction engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality construction engineering 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 construction engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in Michigan

#1

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$49,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k. U-M is a public institution located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

U-M also made our “Best Construction Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full U-M Construction Engineering Report

#2

Lawrence Technological University

Southfield, Michigan

$17,918 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lawrence Technological University landed the #2 spot on the list. Southfield, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s construction engineering degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Lawrence Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Construction Engineering 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 Lawrence Tech are $17,918.

Read more about Construction Engineering at Lawrence Technological University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering (Income $30-$48k)

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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to Daniel Christensen.

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