by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Michigan for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 4,676 people earned their degree in general engineering technology, making the major the 156th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, general engineering technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $53,419 and had an average of $23,567 in loans still to pay off.
Across Michigan, there were 101 general engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,622 and $11,500 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 14 general engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,121 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Michigan for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general engineering technology. To top this list, a school must have a successful general engineering technology program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Michigan for a Master’s” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for michigan master’s degree engineering tech students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Michigan for a Master’s list. Wayne State is a large public school situated in Detroit, Michigan. It awarded 9 masters’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Engineering Technology at Wayne State
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Michigan for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Lawrence Technological University landed the #2 spot on the list. Lawrence Tech is located in Southfield, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on General Engineering Technology at Lawrence Technological University
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