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2024 Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools in Michigan

4 Colleges in Michigan
99 Manufacturing Engineering Degrees Awarded
$67,334 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you're seeking a degree in manufacturing engineering, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #243 one in the country in terms of popularity.This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the best for manufacturing engineering students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 99 degrees in manufacturing engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Manufacturing Engineering School

Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools in Michigan The manufacturing engineering program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Manufacturing Engineering rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for manufacturing engineering schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Manufacturing Engineering Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Manufacturing Engineering
Master's Degrees in Manufacturing Engineering
Doctor's Degrees in Manufacturing Engineering

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools in Michigan ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Manufacturing Engineering in Michigan

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the manufacturing engineering degree levels they offer.

Top Michigan Schools in Manufacturing Engineering

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MI

Every student pursuing a degree in manufacturing engineering needs to look into University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.

There were approximately 13 manufacturing engineering students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent data year.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MI
31.3% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Michigan - Dearborn if you want to pursue a degree in manufacturing engineering. Located in the city of Dearborn, UM Dearborn is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 17th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were about 16 manufacturing engineering students who graduated with this degree at UM Dearborn in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
35 Manufacturing Engineering Degrees Awarded
5.7% Growth in Graduates

Grand Valley State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in manufacturing engineering. Located in the suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 9th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were approximately 35 manufacturing engineering students who graduated with this degree at GVSU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the manufacturing engineering program make an average of $68,319 for their early career.

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Ferris crest
Ferris State University
Big Rapids, MI
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$66,348 Median Starting Salary
$24,069 Median Student Debt

It's difficult to beat Ferris State University if you wish to pursue a degree in manufacturing engineering. Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 16th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were roughly 27 manufacturing engineering students who graduated with this degree at Ferris in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, manufacturing engineering degree recipients typically earn around $66,348 in the first five years of their career.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In MI

Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #381 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Wayne State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 5 manufacturing engineering students who graduated with this degree at Wayne State in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Manufacturing Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 314 18
Illinois 304 50
Indiana 294 0
Wisconsin 273 44

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

Manufacturing Engineering Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Manufacturing Engineering 99

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 2,498
Electrical Engineering 1,147
Computer Engineering 632
Industrial Engineering 579
Chemical Engineering 523
General Engineering 472
Civil Engineering 443
Biomedical Engineering 425
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 336
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 285

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