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2023 Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

54 Colleges
$29,793 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,583 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Manufacturing Engineering School for You

Manufacturing Engineering is the #244 most popular major in the country with 947 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools ranking. This report analyzed 54 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value programs for manufacturing engineering students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the United States

Check out the manufacturing engineering programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools

Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Provo to be the best value school for manufacturing engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BYU are $6,120 per year. On average, manufacturing engineering graduates from BYU take out $17,226 in student loans while working on their degree.

In addition to its great value ranking, BYU is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools list.

Read full report on Manufacturing Engineering at Brigham Young University - Provo

#2

National University

La Jolla, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools list. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of La Jolla.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at National University are $13,320 per year. While working on their degree, manufacturing engineering majors at National University accumulate an average of around $35,500 in student debt.

National University excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools list.

Full Manufacturing Engineering at National University Report

#3

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI
$13,188 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Ferris State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best manufacturing engineering schools in the United States. Ferris is a large public school located in the distant town of Big Rapids.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ferris are $13,188 a year. On average, manufacturing engineering graduates from Ferris take out $24,069 in student loans while working on their degree.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a great value for manufacturing engineering students. North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the city of Fargo.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Dakota State University are $14,876 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, North Dakota State University is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools list.

Read full report on Manufacturing Engineering at North Dakota State University - Main Campus

Out of the 54 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Valley State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

GVSU undergraduate students pay an average of $19,628 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, manufacturing engineering majors at GVSU accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

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Lawrence Technological University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for manufacturing engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. Lawrence Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Southfield.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Lawrence Tech are $37,680 a year.

Read full report on Manufacturing Engineering at Lawrence Technological University

University of Wisconsin - Stout did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for manufacturing engineering students. It came in at #7 on the list. UW - Stout is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Menomonie.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW - Stout are $17,820 a year. Manufacturing Engineering majors at UW - Stout take out an average of $29,814 in student loans while working on their egree.

In addition to its great value ranking, UW - Stout is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools list.

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#8

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH
$9,732 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, Youngstown State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for manufacturing engineering students. Located in the small city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Youngstown State University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,732 in tuition and fees each year.

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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools list. Located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public school with a very large student population.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo undergraduate students pay an average of $28,105 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools list.

Full Manufacturing Engineering at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo Report

#10

Dunwoody College of Technology

Minneapolis, MN

Dunwoody College of Technology landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value manufacturing engineering programs. Dunwoody College of Technology is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Dunwoody College of Technology undergraduate students pay an average of $23,863 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that manufacturing engineering majors at Dunwoody College of Technology take out is $35,134.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Dunwoody College of Technology also did well on our Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Manufacturing Engineering at Dunwoody College of Technology

Manufacturing Engineering by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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