by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Michigan” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 85,188 people earned their degree in engineering technologies, making the major the 20th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, engineering technologies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $52,350 and had an average of $21,560 in loans still to pay off.
Across Michigan, there were 3,128 engineering technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,932 and $22,842 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 18 engineering technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,142 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Michigan” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in engineering technologies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their engineering technologies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Michigan” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Michigan”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Michigan University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Michigan list. Eastern Michigan University is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
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Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in East Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Dearborn. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Michigan list. University of Michigan - Dearborn is a medium-sized school located in Dearborn, Michigan that handed out 66 doctorate’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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