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Best Value Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan

2023 Best Value Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

15 Colleges
$17,139 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,721 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You

Engineering is one of the most popular subjects to study in Michigan. With 8,586 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in Michigan to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for engineering students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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. 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.

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

Top 10 Best Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Ferris State University the best value school in Michigan for engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Ferris are $13,188 a year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Grand Valley State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering schools in Michigan. GVSU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Allendale.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GVSU are $13,900 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, GVSU is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great value for engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

U-M undergraduate students pay an average of $17,193 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

U-M did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list.

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#4

Saginaw Valley State University

University Center, MI

Out of the 15 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Saginaw Valley State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Saginaw Valley State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of University Center.

Saginaw Valley State University undergraduate students pay an average of $11,130 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Out of the 15 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Michigan State are $15,966 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Michigan State is ranked #3 for overall quality for engineering in Michigan.

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With a ranking of #6, Michigan Technological University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Michigan Tech are $18,215 a year.

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

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University of Michigan - Dearborn ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. UM Dearborn is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Dearborn.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UM Dearborn are $13,816 a year.

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#8

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

With a ranking of #8, Oakland University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Oakland is a large public school located in the suburb of Rochester Hills.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Oakland are $15,135 a year.

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#9

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Central Michigan are $13,094 a year.

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#10

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, MI

Western Michigan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WMU are $13,434 a year.

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Best Value Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 5,383
Ohio 8,648
Illinois 6,581
Wisconsin 3,396

Engineering Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917
Biomedical Engineering 12,811
General Engineering 11,796
Industrial Engineering 9,072
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 8,001
Systems Engineering 3,904
Materials Engineering 3,415
Other Engineering 2,760
Environmental Engineering 2,759
Operations Research 1,698
Agricultural Engineering 1,472
Engineering Science 1,454
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 1,378
Petroleum Engineering 1,256
Robotics Engineering 1,243
Architectural Engineering 1,012
Engineering Physics 994
Manufacturing Engineering 947
Construction Engineering 878
Nuclear Engineering 864
Marine Engineering 445
Biological Engineering 410
Polymer & Plastics Engineering 360
Geoscience Engineering 325
Mining Engineering 314
Textile Engineering 310
Ocean Engineering 285
Engineering Mechanics 272
Metallurgical Engineering 179
Energy Systems Engineering 138
Biochemical Engineering 109
Ceramic Engineering 94
Surveying Engineering 73
Electromechanical Engineering 45
Forest Engineering 41
Paper Science & Engineering 27
Engineering Chemistry 13

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396
Physical Sciences 50,306

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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