2022 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Materials Engineering is the 150th most popular major in the country with 3,485 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, materials engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $63,129 and had an average of $23,918 in loans still to pay off.

Across Michigan, there were 163 materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,267 and $22,539 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 20 materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,785 and $113,051 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in materials engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great materials engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the materials engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for michigan doctor’s degree materials engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in Michigan

#1

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$49,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a public institution located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 18 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

U-M did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Michigan Technological University

Houghton, Michigan

#2 in overall quality

$21,996 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan Technological University landed the #2 spot on the list. Michigan Technological University is a medium-sized public school situated in Houghton, Michigan. It awarded 2 doctorate’s materials engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Michigan Tech, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan Tech are $21,996.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering (Income $48-$75k)

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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