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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in Michigan

9 Ranked Colleges
578 Degrees Awarded
$29,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value ME Schools for a Master's in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Mechanical Engineering is the 20th most popular major in the country with 47,598 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, mechanical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $64,495 and had an average of $23,104 in loans still to pay off.

Across Michigan, there were 2,630 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,033 and $25,895 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 578 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,608 and $41,198 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in mechanical engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great mechanical 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 mechanical engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k. U-M is a public institution located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 150 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

U-M did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’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.

Full University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Mechanical Engineering Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan Technological University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k. Houghton, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ME degrees to 121 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our michigan master’s degree me students whose families make $0-$30k list, Michigan Tech has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’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 Technological University are $21,996.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Michigan Technological University

#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k list. East Lansing, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ME degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

Michigan State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, Michigan

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oakland University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 64 diplomas to qualified masters’s ME students in 2019-2020.

Oakland also took the #6 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oakland University are $24,648, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Oakland University Mechanical Engineering Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Dearborn. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Michigan - Dearborn is a public institution located in Dearborn, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 77 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UM Dearborn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UM Dearborn are $25,072, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Michigan - Dearborn Mechanical Engineering Report

University of Michigan - Flint ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k list. Flint, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ME degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

UM Flint not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UM Flint are $18,202, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UM Flint Mechanical Engineering Report

#7

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan

With a ranking of #7, Wayne State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k list. Wayne State University is located in Detroit, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 70 masters’s ME degrees to qualified students.

Wayne State also made our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State are $37,215.

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#8

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

Western Michigan University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 34 masters’s ME degrees to qualified students.

WMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at WMU are $31,355, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9

Lawrence Technological University

Southfield, Michigan
#8 in overall quality

Lawrence Technological University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Southfield, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s ME degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.

Lawrence Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lawrence Tech are $17,918, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Lawrence Tech Mechanical Engineering Report

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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%.

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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