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2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Michigan for a Doctorate

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Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Michigan for a Doctorate

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Michigan for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Engineering is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 7th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 198,468 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $68,653 and had an average of $23,855 in loans still to pay off.

Across Michigan, there were 8,604 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,796 and $25,571 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 437 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,142 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Michigan for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering. To top this list, a school must have a successful engineering program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Michigan for a Doctorate

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

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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 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Michigan for a Doctorate. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a large school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 255 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan

Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Michigan for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Michigan State is a large public school situated in East Lansing, Michigan. It awarded 67 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Michigan for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan Technological University landed the #3 spot on the list. Michigan Technological University is a medium-sized school located in Houghton, Michigan that handed out 46 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

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Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan

Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Michigan for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Wayne State University is a public institution located in Detroit, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 31 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Michigan University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Michigan for a Doctorate. Western Michigan University is a public institution located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 19 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Oakland University
Rochester Hills, Michigan

Oakland University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Michigan for a Doctorate ranking. Oakland is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Lawrence Technological University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Michigan for a Doctorate list. Located in Southfield, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s engineering students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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University of Michigan - Dearborn landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Michigan for a Doctorate ranking. Dearborn, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s engineering degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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University of Detroit Mercy landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Michigan for a Doctorate ranking. Detroit Mercy is located in Detroit, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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