2024 Best Manufacturing Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan

Manufacturing Engineering isn't the most popular bachelor's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #203 in popularity out of 363 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the best for manufacturing engineering students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 68 bachelor's degrees in manufacturing engineering to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to manufacturing engineering students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of manufacturing engineering students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for manufacturing engineering to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized manufacturing engineering related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for manufacturing engineering students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Manufacturing Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Manufacturing Engineering in Michigan

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in manufacturing engineering.

Top Michigan Schools for a Bachelor's in Manufacturing Engineering

1

Grand Valley State University
Allendale, MI

35 Annual Graduates

$68,319 Median Starting Salary

$26,000 Median Student Debt

It's hard to beat Grand Valley State University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in manufacturing engineering. Located in the large suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public university with a very large student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the manufacturing engineering program report average early career earnings of $68,319.

More information about a bachelor’s in manufacturing engineering from Grand Valley State University

2

Ferris State University
Big Rapids, MI

27 Annual Graduates

$66,348 Median Starting Salary

$18,500 Median Student Debt

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in manufacturing engineering has to take a look at Ferris State University. Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public university with a large student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the manufacturing engineering program report average early career income of $66,348.

More information about a bachelor’s in manufacturing engineering from Ferris State University

Best Manufacturing Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	252	17
Illinois	241	44
Indiana	235	0
Wisconsin	213	18

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Rankings in Majors Related to Manufacturing Engineering

Manufacturing Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Manufacturing Engineering Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Manufacturing Engineering	68

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering	1,905
Electrical Engineering	859
Chemical Engineering	426
Computer Engineering	416
Industrial Engineering	298
Civil Engineering	288
General Engineering	277
Biomedical Engineering	246
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	146
Materials Engineering	104

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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.