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Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor's Degree Schools

2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor's Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

45 Colleges
$20,819 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$60,554 Avg Salary

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.

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for engineering-related fields majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

#1

Grantham University

LIttle Rock, AR

Our analysis found Grantham University to be the best value school for engineering-related fields students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the United States. 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.

Grantham University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bemidji State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. 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.

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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 city of Scottsdale.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ASU - Skysong are $13,358 a 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.

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#4

Excelsior University

Albany, NY

Out of the 45 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Excelsior University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Excelsior University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Albany.

In addition to its great value ranking, Excelsior University is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools list.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Stout is a great value for engineering-related fields students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW - Stout are $17,930 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UW - Stout is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools list.

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With a ranking of #6, Kennesaw State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering-related fields students working on their bachelor’s degree. KSU Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kennesaw.

KSU Georgia undergraduate students pay an average of $17,040 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, KSU Georgia also did well on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Engineering-Related Fields at Kennesaw State University Report

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 remote town of Brookings.

South Dakota State undergraduate students pay an average of $12,809 in tuition and fees each year.

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Utah Valley University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UVU are $17,830 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, engineering-related fields majors at UVU accumulate an average of around $19,246 in student debt.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UVU also did well on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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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 medium-sized public school located in the 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.

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With a ranking of #10, Eastern Kentucky University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering-related fields students working on their bachelor’s degree. Eastern is a fairly 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.

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Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

Engineering-Related Fields is one of 18 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Major Annual Graduates
Industrial & Management Engineering 5,903
Packaging Science 378
Other Engineering-Related Fields 152
Engineering Design 120

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 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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