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2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Michigan

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$20,678 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$103,564 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, mechanical engineering students earned 592 degrees and certificates from a Michigan school, making the subject the 8th in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Michigan to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for ME students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for ME majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Michigan State University the best value school in Michigan for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Michigan State is a fairly 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 made our Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list, coming in at #3.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Michigan State University Report

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Michigan Technological University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mechanical engineering schools in Michigan. Michigan Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Houghton.

Michigan Tech graduate students pay an average of $22,981 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Michigan Tech also made our Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list, coming in at #2.

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Out of the 7 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Lawrence Technological University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Lawrence Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Southfield.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Lawrence Tech are $18,436 a year.

Lawrence Tech also took the #5 spot in our Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan rankings.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Lawrence Technological University Report

Out of the 7 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 midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at U-M are $25,230 per year.

U-M did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list.

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#5

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Oakland University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Oakland are $19,323 per year.

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Western Michigan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mechanical engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. WMU is a large public school located in the small city of Kalamazoo.

WMU graduate students pay an average of $17,807 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mechanical engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Wayne State is a very large public school located in the large 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 Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 346
Ohio 395
Indiana 282
Wisconsin 96

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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 Michel Villeneuve.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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