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

3 Ranked Colleges
32 Degrees Awarded
$37,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools for a Master's in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 966 people earned their degree in manufacturing engineering, making the major the 241st most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, manufacturing engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $62,383 and had an average of $25,760 in loans still to pay off.

Across Michigan, there were 115 manufacturing engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,900 and $26,880 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 32 manufacturing engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,608 and $41,198 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in manufacturing engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality manufacturing 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 manufacturing engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

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

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Manufacturing 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. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a large school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 17 masters’s manufacturing engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

U-M did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Manufacturing Engineering at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

#2 in overall quality

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 Manufacturing Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k. UM Dearborn is a medium-sized school located in Dearborn, Michigan that handed out 8 masters’s manufacturing engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UM Dearborn also made our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UM Dearborn are $25,072, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Michigan - Dearborn Manufacturing Engineering Report

#3

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Wayne State University is a public institution located in Detroit, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Wayne State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State are $37,215, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Wayne State Manufacturing Engineering 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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