2026 Best Value Engineering Science Schools in Michigan
[Engineering Science](/majors/engineering/engineering-science/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 4 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for engineering science students.
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2026 Best Value Engineering Science Schools in Michigan
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in engineering science, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Engineering Science Schools
Kettering University tops our 2026 list of the best value engineering science schools in Michigan. Located in the city of Flint, Kettering University is a small private not-for-profit university. Students from in state pay about $46,425 in tuition and fees. Students borrow a median of $28,913 to complete the engineering science program here. Soon after graduation, engineering science degree recipients from Kettering University generally make around $87,338. That is a strong return on a $28,913 median debt. Kettering University admits about 79% of applicants.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 4 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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