2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in Michigan

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Materials Engineering is the 150th most popular major in the country with 3,485 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, materials engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $63,129 and had an average of $23,918 in loans still to pay off.

Across Michigan, there were 163 materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,267 and $22,539 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 36 materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,608 and $41,198 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in materials engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality materials 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 materials engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for michigan master’s degree materials engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in Michigan

#1

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$49,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #1 spot on the list. Ann Arbor, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s materials engineering degrees to 31 students in 2019-2020.

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

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#2

Michigan Technological University

Houghton, Michigan

$21,996 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan Technological University landed the #2 spot on the list. Michigan Tech is located in Houghton, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s materials engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Michigan Tech, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan Tech are $21,996.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering (Income $48-$75k)

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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