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2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in Michigan

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$20,344 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,797 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Civil Engineering School for You

With 155 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, civil engineering is the #47 most popular major in Michigan.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in Michigan ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Michigan to see which programs offered the best value experiences for civil eng students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in Michigan

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for civil eng majors pursuing a .

Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality in Civil Engineering

#1

Michigan State University

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

Our 2023 rankings named Michigan State University the best value school in Michigan for civil engineering students. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

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

Michigan State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Civil Engineering Schools in Michigan list.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Michigan State University

$37,680 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lawrence Technological University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in Michigan list. Lawrence Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Southfield.

Lawrence Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $37,680 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Lawrence Tech also took the #4 spot in our Best Civil Engineering Schools in Michigan rankings.

Full Civil Engineering at Lawrence Technological University Report

$13,434 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Michigan University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in Michigan list. WMU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Kalamazoo.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WMU are $13,434 per year.

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$17,193 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in Michigan list. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at U-M are $17,193 per year.

U-M also took the #1 spot in our Best Civil Engineering Schools in Michigan rankings.

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$18,215 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Michigan Technological University is a great value for civil engineering students. Michigan Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Houghton.

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 Civil Engineering Schools in Michigan rankings.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Michigan Technological University

#6

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI
$15,199 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Wayne State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for civil engineering students. Wayne State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Detroit.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wayne State are $15,199 per year.

Full Civil Engineering at Wayne State University Report

Best Value Civil Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 370
Ohio 175
Indiana 148
Wisconsin 67

Civil Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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 Master Sgt. Roger Parsons.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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