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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Technologies (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region

5 Ranked Colleges
49 Degrees Awarded
$26,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking.

Engineering Technologies is the 19th most popular major in the country with 86,730 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, engineering technologies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $46,894 and had an average of $21,178 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 15,619 engineering technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,695 and $21,614 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 49 engineering technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in engineering technologies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent engineering technologies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the engineering technologies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Technologies (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Dearborn. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Michigan - Dearborn is a medium-sized school located in Dearborn, Michigan that handed out 1 doctorate’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

UM Dearborn also made our “Best Engineering Technologies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Dearborn are $25,072.

Full University of Michigan - Dearborn Engineering Technologies Report

#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in West Lafayette, Indiana, this large public school handed out 25 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

Purdue not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Engineering Technologies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue University - Main Campus are $28,794, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Purdue Engineering Technologies Report

#3

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, Indiana
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Terre Haute, Indiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s engineering tech degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Indiana State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Engineering Technologies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana State University are $15,346, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Indiana State

#4

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Michigan University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This fairly large school is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Eastern Michigan also took the #4 spot in our “Best Engineering Technologies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Michigan are $26,552, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Eastern Michigan Engineering Technologies Report

#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. East Lansing, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s engineering tech degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Michigan State also made our “Best Engineering Technologies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Michigan State Engineering Technologies Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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