2023 Best Value General Engineering Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

Finding the Best General Engineering Technology Basic Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general engineering technology was ranked #27 in the country. In fact 3,841 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2021-2022.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value General Engineering Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you.

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.

Check out the engineering tech basic certificate programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best General Engineering Technology Basic Certificate School

#1

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, MO

15 Basic Certificates

#14 in Quality in the Plains States Region

$17,450 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Central Missouri the best value school in the Plains States Region for general engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UCM undergraduate students pay an average of $17,450 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UCM also is in the top 15% of our Best General Engineering Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

Read full report on General Engineering Technology at University of Central Missouri

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Notes and References

*These values are for the top school 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).
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