2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Environmental Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in Michigan

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Environmental Engineering is the 226th most popular major in the country with 2,802 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Michigan, there were 115 general environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 32 general environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,608 and $41,198 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in general environmental engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general environmental engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general environmental engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Environmental Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in Michigan

#1

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$49,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #1 spot on the list. U-M is a public institution located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U-M, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Environmental Engineering at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

#2

Michigan Technological University

Houghton, Michigan

#2 in overall quality

$21,996 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan Technological University landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Houghton, Michigan, and it awarded 8 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan Tech also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan Tech are $21,996, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Environmental Engineering at Michigan Tech

#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

$37,056 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in East Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 6 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Michigan State General Environmental Engineering Report

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Environmental Engineering (Income $0-$30k)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alesia Goosic.

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