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Best Value Computer Engineering Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota

2023 Best Value Computer Engineering Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$6,095 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,737 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Engineering Technology Associate Degree School for You

In 2021-2022, 84 degrees and certificates were awarded to computer engineering technology students who went to a Minnesota college or university. This makes it the #27 most popular major in the state.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

The Best Value Computer Engineering Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Minnesota to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for computer engineering tech 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. 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 Computer Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for computer engineering tech majors pursuing a associate degree.

Best Minnesota Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Computer Engineering

Our analysis found Anoka Technical College to be the best value school for computer engineering technology students who want to pursue a associate degree in Minnesota. Anoka Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Anoka.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Anoka Technical College are $6,075 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, computer engineering tech graduates from Anoka Technical College carry an average student debtload of $18,869.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Anoka Technical College is ranked #5 for overall quality for computer engineering tech in Minnesota.

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#2

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Ridgewater College is a great value for computer engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Ridgewater College is a small public school located in the town of Willmar.

Ridgewater College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,114 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Computer Engineering Technology at Ridgewater College Report

Best Value Computer Engineering Technology Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Computer Engineering Technology Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1
Missouri 123
South Dakota 2

One of 18 majors within the trade school area of study, computer engineering technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Computer Engineering Tech Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology 1,764
Computer Engineering Technology 1,229
Other Computer Engineering Technologies 306
Computer Software Technology 190
Computer Hardware Technology 20

Majors Similar to Computer Engineering Tech

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,288
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,780
Environmental Control Technology 9,376
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,822
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,347

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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 AAAndrey A.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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