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Best Value Engineering-Related Technologies Associate Degree Schools

2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Technologies Associate Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

18 Colleges
$12,519 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,729 Avg Salary

Engineering-Related Technologies is the #44 most popular major in the country with 969 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

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 Technologies Associate Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the United States to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for engineering-related 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.

Check out the engineering-related tech associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

#1

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Tyler Junior College the best value school in the United States for engineering-related technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize city of Tyler, Tyler Junior College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Tyler Junior College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,440 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Bismarck State College

Bismarck, ND

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Bismarck State College is a great value for engineering-related technologies students working on their associate degree. BSC is a small public school located in the city of Bismarck.

BSC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,227 in tuition and fees each year.

BSC also took the #5 spot in our Best Engineering-Related Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools rankings.

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#3

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hennepin Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Engineering-Related Technologies Associate Degree Schools list. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hennepin Technical College are $5,881 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Hennepin Technical College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Engineering-Related Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools list.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Spokane Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering-related technologies schools in the United States. Spokane Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Spokane.

Spokane Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,278 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Louisiana Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Technologies Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Lafayette, South Louisiana Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Louisiana Community College are $4,205 per year.

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#6

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD

Southeast Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree engineering-related technologies programs. Located in the rural area of Sioux Falls, Southeast Tech is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southeast Tech are $7,650 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Southeast Tech is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Engineering-Related Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools list.

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#7

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

Ferris State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Engineering-Related Technologies Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ferris are $13,608 a year.

Ferris also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering-Related Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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#8

Stark State College

North Canton, OH

Stark State College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Engineering-Related Technologies Associate Degree Schools list. Stark State College is a large public school located in the large suburb of North Canton.

Stark State College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,644 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

Lone Star College System did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering-related technologies students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. North Harris Montgomery is a very large public school located in the midsize city of The Woodlands.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Harris Montgomery are $6,456 per year.

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University of Akron Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering-Related Technologies Associate Degree Schools ranking. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Akron.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at University of Akron Main Campus are $15,500 a year. Engineering-Related Tech majors at University of Akron Main Campus take out an average of $16,869 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Other U.S. Territories
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Engineering-Related Technologies is one of 18 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Major Annual Graduates
Surveying Technology/Surveying 744
Hydraulics & Fluid Power Technology 178
Other Engineering-Related Technologies 47

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 18 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 Mike1979 Russia.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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