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Best Value Engineering-Related Technologies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Technologies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$12,529 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$60,209 Avg Salary

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, engineering-related technologies was ranked #44 in the country. In fact 969 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2021-2022.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Engineering-Related Technologies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for engineering-related tech students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Engineering-Related Technologies Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Cincinnati State Technical and Community College the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for engineering-related technologies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Cincinnati State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

Cincinnati State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,558 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Cincinnati State also is in the top 15% of our Best Engineering-Related Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

Read full report on Engineering-Related Technologies at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College

Out of the 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Akron Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Akron.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Akron Main Campus are $15,500 per year. The average amount in student loans that engineering-related tech majors at University of Akron Main Campus take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $25,078.

Read full report on Engineering-Related Technologies at University of Akron Main Campus

Explore the best engineering-related technologies schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 19
Indiana 12
Wisconsin 2
Ohio 90
Illinois 7

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 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 Mike1979 Russia.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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