2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 21,561 people earned their degree in civil engineering, making the major the 45th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, civil engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $60,122 and had an average of $23,807 in loans still to pay off.

Across Michigan, there were 443 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,125 and $23,628 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 33 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,785 and $113,051 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in civil engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality civil engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the civil engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering in Michigan

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

#2 in overall quality

$37,056 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan list. Located in East Lansing, Michigan, this large public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s civil eng students in 2019-2020.

Michigan State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$49,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan. This large school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our michigan doctor’s degree civil eng students list, U-M has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548.

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#3

Michigan Technological University

Houghton, Michigan

#3 in overall quality

$21,996 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan Technological University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan. Located in Houghton, Michigan, this medium-sized public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s civil eng students in 2019-2020.

Michigan Tech also took the #3 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan Technological University are $21,996.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Michigan Tech

#4

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan

#5 in overall quality

$31,355 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Michigan University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan list. WMU is a public institution located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WMU also made our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Michigan University are $31,355, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Western Michigan University Civil Engineering Report

#4

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan

#4 in overall quality

$37,215 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan list. Located in Detroit, Michigan, this large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s civil eng students in 2019-2020.

Wayne State also made our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State are $37,215, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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