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2023 Best Value General Engineering Schools in Michigan

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$15,503 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$63,534 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Engineering School for You

With 38 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general engineering is the #106 most popular major in Michigan.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value General Engineering Schools in Michigan ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Michigan to see which ones offered the best value programs for engineering 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value General Engineering Schools in Michigan

Check out the engineering programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality in General Engineering

$13,900 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Grand Valley State University the best value school in Michigan for general engineering students. GVSU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Allendale.

GVSU undergraduate students pay an average of $13,900 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full General Engineering at Grand Valley State University Report

$18,215 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Michigan Technological University is a great value for general engineering students. Located in the remote town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

Michigan Tech also made our Best General Engineering Schools in Michigan list, coming in at #2.

Read full report on General Engineering at Michigan Technological University

#3

Central Michigan University

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

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Central Michigan University is a great value for general engineering students. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Michigan are $13,094 per year.

Full General Engineering at Central Michigan University Report

#4

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI
$15,199 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wayne State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value General Engineering Schools in Michigan list. Located in the 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.

Read full report on General Engineering at Wayne State University

Best Value General Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 30
Ohio 78
Indiana 145
Wisconsin 194

One of 39 majors within the area of study, general engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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 Rémi Kaupp.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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