2023 Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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 so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.
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.
Top 10 Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools
Our analysis found Ferris State University to be the best value school for manufacturing engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ferris are $13,188 a year. While working on their degree, manufacturing engineering majors at Ferris accumulate an average of around $24,069 in student debt.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Grand Valley State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. GVSU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Allendale.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at GVSU are $19,628 a year. The average amount in student loans that manufacturing engineering majors at GVSU take out is $27,000.
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The excellent programs at Lawrence Technological University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best manufacturing engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Southfield, Lawrence Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Lawrence Tech are $37,680 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Stout. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
UW - Stout undergraduate students pay an average of $17,820 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, manufacturing engineering graduates from UW - Stout carry an average student debtload of $29,814.
UW - Stout excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Youngstown State University is a great value for manufacturing engineering students. Youngstown State University is a large public school located in the small city of Youngstown.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Youngstown State University are $9,732 a year.
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Bradley University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Bradley is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Peoria.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Bradley are $36,360 a year. After completing their degree, manufacturing engineering graduates from Bradley carry an average student debtload of $26,985.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Bradley also did well on our Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Purdue University Fort Wayne landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value manufacturing engineering programs. PFW is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Fort Wayne.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at PFW are $21,265 per year.
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University of Michigan - Dearborn came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UM Dearborn is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Dearborn.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UM Dearborn are $28,048 per year.
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Wright State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for manufacturing engineering students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wright State University - Main Campus are $19,252 per year.
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Northwestern University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.
Northwestern undergraduate students pay an average of $60,768 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Northwestern is ranked #2 for overall quality for manufacturing engineering in the Great Lakes Region .
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Request InformationBest Manufacturing Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best manufacturing engineering schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 99 |
| Ohio | 19 |
| Illinois | 50 |
| Indiana | 0 |
| Wisconsin | 44 |
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Majors Related to Manufacturing Engineering
One of 40 majors within the area of study, manufacturing engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 15 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).
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