2022 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 20 materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,785 and $113,051 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in materials engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great materials 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 materials engineering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering in Michigan (With Aid)

#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 Doctorate in Michigan For Those Getting Aid 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 18 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

U-M not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Materials Engineering Doctor’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.

Full University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Materials Engineering Report

#2

Michigan Technological University

Houghton, Michigan

#2 in overall quality

$21,996 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan Technological University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Getting Aid. Michigan Tech is located in Houghton, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s materials engineering degrees to qualified students.

Michigan Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan Technological University are $21,996, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Materials Engineering at Michigan Technological University

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering (With Aid)

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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