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2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in Michigan

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$14,876 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$62,932 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies School for You

With 328 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, engineering technologies is the #16 most popular major in Michigan.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in Michigan ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in Michigan to see which ones offered the best value programs for engineering tech students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in Michigan

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for engineering tech majors pursuing a .

Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality in Engineering Technologies

$13,816 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Michigan - Dearborn to be the best value school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a degree in Michigan. UM Dearborn is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Dearborn.

UM Dearborn undergraduate students pay an average of $13,816 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$18,215 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Michigan Technological University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in Michigan list. Located in the remote town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Michigan Tech are $18,215 per year.

Michigan Tech also took the #2 spot in our Best Engineering Technologies Schools in Michigan rankings.

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#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI
$15,966 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering technologies schools in Michigan. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Michigan State are $15,966 per year.

Michigan State also took the #3 spot in our Best Engineering Technologies Schools in Michigan rankings.

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#4

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI
$15,199 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Wayne State University is a great value for engineering technologies students. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Wayne State are $15,199 a year.

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#5

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI
$13,094 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 8 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Michigan University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Central Michigan are $13,094 a year.

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#6

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI
$15,135 Average Tuition & Fees

Oakland University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in Michigan ranking. Oakland is a large public school located in the suburb of Rochester Hills.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Oakland are $15,135 per year.

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$15,500 Average Tuition & Fees

Eastern Michigan University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in Michigan ranking. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Eastern Michigan are $15,500 per year.

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$13,434 Average Tuition & Fees

Western Michigan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for engineering technologies students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a large student population.

WMU undergraduate students pay an average of $13,434 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Engineering Technologies at Western Michigan University Report

Best Value Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 498
Indiana 346
Ohio 317
Wisconsin 8

Engineering Tech Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Engineering-Related Fields 4,838
Quality Control Technology 736
Industrial Production Technology 440
Engineering Technology (Other) 288
Construction Engineering Technology 264
General Engineering Technology 255
Computer Engineering Technology 179
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 145
Mechanical Engineering Technology 104
Nanotechnology 98
Energy Systems Technologies 95
Environmental Control Technology 89
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 43
Architectural Engineering Technology 39
Electronics Engineering Technology 39
Engineering-Related Technologies 15

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 61,791
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KUKA Systems GmbH.

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