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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Manufacturing Engineering

26 Ranked Colleges
551 Degrees Awarded
$17,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Manufacturing Engineering is the 241st most popular major in the country with 966 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, manufacturing engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $62,383 and had an average of $25,760 in loans still to pay off.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 551 manufacturing engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 26 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in manufacturing engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great manufacturing engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the manufacturing engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree manufacturing engineering students.

Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Manufacturing Engineering

Out of the 26 schools in the Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #1 spot on the list. Provo, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s manufacturing engineering degrees to 48 students in 2019-2020.

BYU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for BYU is $13,322 for Bachelor’s Degree Manufacturing Engineering students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

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#2

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ferris State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s. This fairly large school is located in Big Rapids, Michigan, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s manufacturing engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Ferris also took the #8 spot in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Ferris State University is $12,889 for Bachelor’s Degree Manufacturing Engineering students.

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#3

University of Wisconsin - Stout

Menomonie, Wisconsin

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Stout. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s. University of Wisconsin - Stout is a public institution located in Menomonie, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Stout also made our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $15,839 for Bachelor’s Degree Manufacturing Engineering students per year to attend UW - Stout.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Fargo, North Dakota, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s manufacturing engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University also took the #14 spot in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for North Dakota State University - Main Campus is $16,584 for Bachelor’s Degree Manufacturing Engineering students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#5

Grand Valley State University

Allendale, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grand Valley State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s. Grand Valley State University is a large public school situated in Allendale, Michigan. It awarded 33 bachelors’s manufacturing engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

GVSU also took the #11 spot in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $17,646 for bachelor’s degree manufacturing engineering students per year to attend Grand Valley State University.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#6

National University

La Jolla, California

With a ranking of #6, National University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in La Jolla, California, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s manufacturing engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

National University also took the #9 spot in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#7

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, Minnesota

Saint Cloud State University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, this fairly large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s manufacturing engineering students in 2019-2020.

St. Cloud State University also made our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #20. The estimated yearly cost for St. Cloud State University is $14,267 for Bachelor’s Degree Manufacturing Engineering students.

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Edinburg, Texas, this large public school handed out 16 degrees to qualified bachelors’s manufacturing engineering students in 2019-2020.

UT Rio Grande Valley also took the #18 spot in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is $4,514 for bachelor’s degree manufacturing engineering students.

The low student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Manufacturing Engineering at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

#9

Dunwoody College of Technology

Minneapolis, Minnesota

With a ranking of #9, Dunwoody College of Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Dunwoody College of Technology is a small school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 26 bachelors’s manufacturing engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Dunwoody College of Technology did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $24,488 for bachelor’s degree manufacturing engineering students per year to attend Dunwoody College of Technology.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Dunwoody College of Technology Manufacturing Engineering Report

#10

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia
#21 in overall quality

Georgia Southern University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Statesboro, Georgia, this large public school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s manufacturing engineering students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree manufacturing engineering students list, GaSou has also earned the #21 rank in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend GaSou is $15,536 for Bachelor’s Degree Manufacturing Engineering students.

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California State Polytechnic University - Pomona came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Cal Poly Pomona is a public institution located in Pomona, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal Poly Pomona also made our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #13. The estimated yearly cost for California State Polytechnic University - Pomona is $12,734 for bachelor’s degree manufacturing engineering students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#12

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas

Texas State University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Texas State University is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree manufacturing engineering students list, Texas State has also earned the #17 rank in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas State is $15,230 for bachelor’s degree manufacturing engineering students.

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#13

Western Washington University

Bellingham, Washington

With a ranking of #13, Western Washington University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Bellingham, Washington is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s manufacturing engineering degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.

WWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Western Washington University is $16,529 for Bachelor’s Degree Manufacturing Engineering students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Western Washington University Manufacturing Engineering Report

California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #14. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is located in San Luis Obispo, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s manufacturing engineering degrees to qualified students.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also took the #2 spot in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is $21,595 for Bachelor’s Degree Manufacturing Engineering students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#22 in overall quality

California State University - Northridge did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Northridge, California, this large public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s manufacturing engineering students in 2019-2020.

CSUN also took the #22 spot in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for California State University - Northridge is $8,414 for Bachelor’s Degree Manufacturing Engineering students.

The low student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Manufacturing Engineering at California State University - Northridge

#16

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, Ohio

Youngstown State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #16. Youngstown, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s manufacturing engineering degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Youngstown State University is $11,947 for bachelor’s degree manufacturing engineering students.

Full Youngstown State University Manufacturing Engineering Report

#17

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas
#25 in overall quality

Wichita State University landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Wichita, Kansas, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s manufacturing engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree manufacturing engineering students list, WSU has also earned the #25 rank in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Wichita State University is $14,382 for bachelor’s degree manufacturing engineering students.

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#18

Virginia State University

Petersburg, Virginia

Virginia State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #18. Petersburg, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s manufacturing engineering degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Virginia State, the school also landed the #24 spot in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Virginia State University is $16,970 for bachelor’s degree manufacturing engineering students.

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#19

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon

With a ranking of #19, Oregon State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Oregon State University is a public institution located in Corvallis, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 49 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Oregon State also made our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Oregon State is $20,016 for bachelor’s degree manufacturing engineering students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Oregon State University Manufacturing Engineering Report

#23 in overall quality

University of Michigan - Dearborn ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s list. UM Dearborn is a public institution located in Dearborn, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UM Dearborn also took the #23 spot in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $11,473 for Bachelor’s Degree Manufacturing Engineering students per year to attend University of Michigan - Dearborn.

The low student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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#21

Robert Morris University

Moon Township, Pennsylvania

Robert Morris University landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. RMU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Moon Township, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at RMU, the school also landed the #15 spot in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Robert Morris University is $26,839 for bachelor’s degree manufacturing engineering students.

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#22

Bradley University

Peoria, Illinois

Bradley University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Peoria, Illinois, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s manufacturing engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree manufacturing engineering students list, Bradley has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $25,634 for Bachelor’s Degree Manufacturing Engineering students per year to attend Bradley University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s manufacturing engineering degrees to qualified students.

ASU - Tempe also took the #19 spot in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Arizona State University - Tempe is $11,706 for Bachelor’s Degree Manufacturing Engineering students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

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Miami University - Oxford did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #24. Miami University - Oxford is a public institution located in Oxford, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Miami University - Oxford also made our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #16. It costs about $24,323 for bachelor’s degree manufacturing engineering students per year to attend Miami University - Oxford.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

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#25

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

Worcester Polytechnic Institute ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s list. WPI is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s manufacturing engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree manufacturing engineering students list, WPI has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $39,756 for bachelor’s degree manufacturing engineering students per year to attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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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%.

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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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