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2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Michigan

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$20,678 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,613 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Civil Engineering Master's Degree 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Michigan to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for civil eng students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan

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

Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Civil Engineering

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Our analysis found Michigan State University to be the best value school for civil engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Michigan. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

Michigan State graduate students pay an average of $19,714 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Michigan State also took the #2 spot in our Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan rankings.

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Out of the 6 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Lawrence Technological University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Lawrence Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Southfield.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lawrence Tech are $18,436 per year.

Lawrence Tech not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Western Michigan University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value civil engineering schools in Michigan. WMU is a large public school located in the small city of Kalamazoo.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WMU are $17,807 per year.

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Out of the 6 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.

U-M graduate students pay an average of $25,230 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

Full Civil Engineering at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Michigan Tech are $22,981 a year.

Michigan Tech also made our Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list, coming in at #3.

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#6

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Wayne State is a very large public school located in the city of Detroit.

Wayne State graduate students pay an average of $18,937 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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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.

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