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2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Michigan

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$21,239 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You

Civil Engineering is the #61 most popular major in Michigan with 443 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Michigan to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for civil eng students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for civil eng majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Civil Engineering

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Our analysis found Michigan State University to be the best value school for civil engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Michigan. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Michigan State are $19,714 a year.

Michigan State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Michigan State University

Out of the 5 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

WMU graduate students pay an average of $17,807 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Civil Engineering at Western Michigan University Report

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value civil engineering schools in Michigan. U-M is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at U-M are $25,230 per year.

U-M also took the #1 spot in our Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan rankings.

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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Michigan Technological University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Michigan Tech are $22,981 a year.

Michigan Tech also took the #2 spot in our Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan rankings.

Full Civil Engineering at Michigan Technological University Report

#5

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Wayne State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value civil engineering schools in Michigan. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wayne State are $18,937 per year.

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Best Value Civil Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 746
Illinois 816
Indiana 487
Wisconsin 410

Civil Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Civil Eng

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917
Biomedical Engineering 12,811

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Master Sgt. Roger Parsons.

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