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2027 Best Value General Environmental Engineering Schools in Michigan

[General Environmental Engineering](/majors/engineering/environmental-engineering/general-environmental-engineering/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong general environmental engineering education at a price that pays off.

To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for general environmental engineering students.

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• Best Value General Environmental Engineering Schools in Michigan

2027 Best Value General Environmental Engineering Schools in Michigan

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the general environmental engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value General Environmental Engineering Schools

1

University Of Michigan Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

$18,848 In-State Tuition & Fees

$19,028 Avg Student Debt

$83,648 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in general environmental engineering, no school beat University Of Michigan Ann Arbor this year. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, University Of Michigan Ann Arbor is a very large public university. In-state tuition and fees average $18,848, with out-of-state students paying around $63,081. General Environmental Engineering graduates carry a median of $19,028 in student loans. Soon after graduation, general environmental engineering degree recipients from University Of Michigan Ann Arbor generally make around $57,824. Set against $19,028 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 16% of applicants are accepted.

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Michigan Technological University
Houghton, MI

$20,532 In-State Tuition & Fees

$26,545 Avg Student Debt

$78,198 Median Earnings (10yr)

A rank of #2 makes Michigan Technological University one of the best values for general environmental engineering. Set in the town of Houghton, Michigan Technological University is a moderately-sized public institution. Students from in state pay about $20,532 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $44,807. Typical student debt for general environmental engineering graduates is $26,545. General Environmental Engineering graduates of Michigan Technological University earn a median of $64,453 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $26,545 median debt. The acceptance rate is 92%.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 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 · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.