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2023 Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$20,019 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$80,505 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, engineering was ranked 3rd in Michigan. In fact, 3,043 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate 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 5 schools in Michigan to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for engineering 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan

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

Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named University of Michigan - Dearborn the best value school in Michigan for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. UM Dearborn is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Dearborn.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UM Dearborn are $14,510 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UM Dearborn is ranked #4 for overall quality for engineering in Michigan.

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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 Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list. Located in the city of Southfield, Lawrence Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Lawrence Tech graduate students pay an average of $18,436 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Engineering at Lawrence Technological University

Out of the 5 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan Technological University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Michigan Tech are $22,981 per year.

Michigan Tech did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great value for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

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

U-M also made our Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list, coming in at #2.

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#5

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Wayne State are $18,937 a year.

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Best Value Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 2,311
Indiana 1,581
Ohio 2,427
Wisconsin 755

Engineering Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548
Systems Engineering 3,068
Industrial Engineering 3,028
Chemical Engineering 2,662
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 2,375
Other Engineering 1,820
Materials Engineering 1,810
Operations Research 1,191
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 928
Environmental Engineering 919
Robotics Engineering 560
Engineering Science 451
Nuclear Engineering 437
Manufacturing Engineering 423
Petroleum Engineering 401
Agricultural Engineering 332
Construction Engineering 288
Engineering Physics 286
Architectural Engineering 243
Geoscience Engineering 173
Polymer & Plastics Engineering 167
Engineering Mechanics 144
Mining Engineering 132
Ocean Engineering 112
Textile Engineering 96
Biological Engineering 80
Energy Systems Engineering 79
Marine Engineering 44
Metallurgical Engineering 40
Biochemical Engineering 21
Ceramic Engineering 20
Electromechanical Engineering 16
Surveying Engineering 11
Paper Science & Engineering 7

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705
Engineering Technologies 7,672

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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