2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor's Degree Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor's Degree School for You
In 2021-2022, 6,553 people earned a degree or certificate in engineering-related fields, making the major the #36 most popular in the United States.
It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 45 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for engineering-related fields 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.
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2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for engineering-related fields majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.
Top 10 Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Grantham University the best value school in the United States for engineering-related fields students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of LIttle Rock, Grantham University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Grantham University undergraduate students pay an average of $8,280 in tuition and fees each year. Engineering-Related Fields majors at Grantham University take out an average of $38,529 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Grantham University is ranked #3 for overall quality for engineering-related fields in the United States.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Bemidji State University is a great value for engineering-related fields students working on their bachelor’s degree. Bemidji State University is a small public school located in the remote town of Bemidji.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Bemidji State University are $10,130 a year.
Bemidji State University excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools list.
The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Arizona State University - Skysong helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering-related fields schools in the United States. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.
ASU - Skysong undergraduate students pay an average of $13,358 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, engineering-related fields majors at ASU - Skysong accumulate an average of around $28,531 in student debt.
In addition to its great value ranking, ASU - Skysong is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools list.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Excelsior University is a great value for engineering-related fields students working on their bachelor’s degree. Excelsior University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Albany.
Excelsior University also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
Full Engineering-Related Fields at Excelsior University Report
Out of the 45 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Stout landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Stout are $17,930 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW - Stout also did well on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Full Engineering-Related Fields at University of Wisconsin - Stout Report
Kennesaw State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering-related fields students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. KSU Georgia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Kennesaw.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at KSU Georgia are $17,040 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, KSU Georgia is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools list.
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With a ranking of #7, South Dakota State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering-related fields students working on their bachelor’s degree. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the town of Brookings.
South Dakota State undergraduate students pay an average of $12,809 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #8, Utah Valley University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering-related fields students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UVU undergraduate students pay an average of $17,830 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, engineering-related fields majors at UVU accumulate an average of around $19,246 in student debt.
In addition to its great value ranking, UVU is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools list.
Purdue University Northwest came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Purdue Northwest is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Hammond.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Purdue Northwest are $14,478 per year. Engineering-Related Fields majors at Purdue Northwest take out an average of $30,958 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
Full Engineering-Related Fields at Purdue University Northwest Report
Eastern Kentucky University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Eastern is a large public school located in the distant town of Richmond.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Eastern are $20,222 per year.
Full Engineering-Related Fields at Eastern Kentucky University Report
Engineering-Related Fields by Region
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Majors Related to Engineering-Related Fields
Engineering-Related Fields is one of 18 different types of trade school programs to choose from.
Engineering-Related Fields Concentrations
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Industrial & Management Engineering | 5,903 |
Packaging Science | 378 |
Other Engineering-Related Fields | 152 |
Engineering Design | 120 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Engineering-Related Fields
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 25 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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