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2023 Best Value General Engineering Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$42,885 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,659 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Engineering Technology Bachelor's Degree School for You

General Engineering Technology is the #27 most popular major in the country with 3,841 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value General Engineering Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for engineering tech students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value General Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Check out the engineering tech bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in General Engineering Technology

Our analysis found New Jersey Institute of Technology to be the best value school for general engineering technology students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . NJIT is a large public school located in the city of Newark.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NJIT are $34,972 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, engineering tech graduates from NJIT carry an average student debtload of $23,301. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $236.

NJIT also took the #5 spot in our Best General Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.

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#2

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Temple University is a great value for general engineering technology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Temple undergraduate students pay an average of $35,603 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, engineering tech majors at Temple accumulate an average of around $28,655 in student debt.

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#3

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Drexel University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general engineering technology schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Drexel are $58,965 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, engineering tech graduates from Drexel carry an average student debtload of $29,602.

Full General Engineering Technology at Drexel University Report

Out of the 4 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New York Institute of Technology landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Old Westbury, NYIT is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NYIT are $42,000 per year.

Full General Engineering Technology at New York Institute of Technology Report

Best General Engineering Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best general engineering technology colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 34
Pennsylvania 108
New Jersey 222
Maryland 2

General Engineering Technology is one of 18 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Engineering Tech Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Engineering Technology 3,685
Applied Engineering Technologies 156

Majors Similar to 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 4 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 KUKA Systems GmbH.

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