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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Manufacturing Engineering in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

7 Ranked Colleges
61 Degrees Awarded
$29,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Manufacturing Engineering is the 241st most popular major in the country with 966 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 the Great Lakes region, there were 228 manufacturing engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,167 and $25,682 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 61 manufacturing engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in manufacturing engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality manufacturing engineering programs that also have a lower cost than 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 manufacturing engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Manufacturing Engineering in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Ann Arbor, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s manufacturing engineering degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

U-M also made our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Dearborn. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. UM Dearborn is a public institution located in Dearborn, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UM Dearborn also made our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at UM Dearborn are $25,072, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

University of Wisconsin - Stout

Menomonie, Wisconsin

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Stout. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Wisconsin - Stout is a public institution located in Menomonie, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Stout, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Stout are $16,851, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Wayne State University is a large public school situated in Detroit, Michigan. It awarded 7 masters’s manufacturing engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wayne State, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State are $37,215, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Bradley University

Peoria, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bradley University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. Bradley is a private not-for-profit institution located in Peoria, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Bradley not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bradley are $17,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a large school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 1 masters’s manufacturing engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus are $26,644, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5 in overall quality

Illinois Institute of Technology landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Illinois Tech is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s manufacturing engineering degrees to qualified students.

Illinois Tech also made our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois Institute of Technology are $30,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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%.

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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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