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 fairly 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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The excellent programs at Grand Valley State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best manufacturing engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . GVSU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Allendale.
GVSU undergraduate students pay an average of $19,628 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that manufacturing engineering majors at GVSU take out is $27,000.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lawrence Technological University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Southfield, Lawrence Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lawrence Tech are $37,680 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Stout. The school came in at #4 on this year’s 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.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW - Stout are $17,820 a year. After completing their degree, manufacturing engineering graduates from UW - Stout carry an average student debtload of $29,814.
UW - Stout also claimed a spot on our Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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Out of the 15 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Youngstown State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Youngstown State University is a fairly large public school located in the 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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With a ranking of #6, Bradley University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for manufacturing engineering students. Bradley is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Peoria.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bradley are $36,360 per year. After completing their degree, manufacturing engineering graduates from Bradley carry an average student debtload of $26,985.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Bradley also is in the top 20% of our Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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Purdue University Fort Wayne came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. PFW is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Fort Wayne.
PFW undergraduate students pay an average of $21,265 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Michigan - Dearborn landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value manufacturing engineering programs. UM Dearborn is a moderately-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 college with a large student population.
Wright State University - Main Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $19,252 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #10, Northwestern University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for manufacturing engineering students. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northwestern are $60,768 per 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 colleges 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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