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2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan

6 Ranked Colleges
116 Degrees Awarded
$32,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 47,598 people earned their degree in mechanical engineering, making the major the 20th most popular in the United States. 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 116 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,785 and $113,051 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 Doctorate in Michigan

The colleges and universities below are the best for michigan doctor’s degree me students.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Michigan

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the #1 spot on the list. East Lansing, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s ME degrees to 25 students in 2019-2020.

Michigan State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #2 spot on the list. Ann Arbor, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s ME degrees to 55 students in 2019-2020.

U-M not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Mechanical 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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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan Technological University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan. Michigan Tech is a medium-sized public school situated in Houghton, Michigan. It awarded 21 doctorate’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan Tech also made our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #3. 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.

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#4

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Michigan University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan list. WMU is a public institution located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WMU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WMU are $31,355, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Dearborn. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan list. UM Dearborn is a public institution located in Dearborn, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UM Dearborn also took the #7 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Dearborn are $25,072, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Oakland University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s ME students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Oakland, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oakland University are $24,648, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

Wayne State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan ranking. Wayne State University is a large public school situated in Detroit, Michigan. It awarded 2 doctorate’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

Wayne State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State University are $37,215, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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