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2023 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in Michigan

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$17,704 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$69,982 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Materials Engineering School for You

With 183 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, materials engineering is the #111 most popular major in Michigan.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

The Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in Michigan ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in Michigan to see which ones offered the best value programs for materials 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in Michigan

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for materials engineering majors pursuing a .

Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality in Materials Engineering

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI
$15,966 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Michigan State University the best value school in Michigan for materials engineering students. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Michigan State are $15,966 per year. On average, materials engineering graduates from Michigan State take out $24,692 in student loans while working on their degree.

Michigan State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Materials Engineering Schools in Michigan list.

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$17,193 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in Michigan list. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a fairly large student population.

U-M undergraduate students pay an average of $17,193 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that materials engineering majors at U-M take out is $18,810.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, U-M is ranked #2 for overall quality for materials engineering in Michigan.

Full Materials Engineering at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

$18,215 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Michigan Technological University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in Michigan list. Michigan Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Houghton.

Michigan Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $18,215 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that materials engineering majors at Michigan Tech take out is $26,750.

Michigan Tech also made our Best Materials Engineering Schools in Michigan list, coming in at #3.

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Best Value Materials Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 179
Illinois 203
Indiana 98
Wisconsin 77

One of 40 majors within the area of study, materials engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Materials Engineering

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 3 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 Panoramedia.

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