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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering in Michigan

6 Ranked Colleges
101 Degrees Awarded
$32,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 30,670 people earned their degree in electrical engineering, making the major the 31st most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, electrical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $70,098 and had an average of $23,581 in loans still to pay off.

Across Michigan, there were 1,357 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,525 and $27,523 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 101 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,785 and $113,051 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in electrical engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality electrical engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the electrical engineering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan

The colleges and universities below are the best for michigan doctor’s degree ee students.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering in Michigan

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan list. Michigan State is a large school located in East Lansing, Michigan that handed out 24 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our michigan doctor’s degree ee students list, Michigan State has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Electrical 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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#1 in overall quality

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 EE Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a public institution located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 50 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our michigan doctor’s degree ee students list, U-M has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Dearborn. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan. UM Dearborn is located in Dearborn, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s EE degrees to qualified students.

UM Dearborn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UM Dearborn are $25,072, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan Technological University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan. Michigan Technological University is a medium-sized school located in Houghton, Michigan that handed out 7 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan Tech are $21,996, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Michigan Technological University Electrical Engineering Report

#5

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oakland University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan list. This fairly large school is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

Oakland not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oakland are $24,648, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Michigan University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan. Western Michigan University is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s EE degrees to qualified students.

WMU also took the #7 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Michigan University are $31,355, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at Western Michigan University

#6

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

Wayne State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan ranking. Detroit, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s EE degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Wayne State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State are $37,215.

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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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