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Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Idaho

2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Idaho

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$6,147 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,909 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree School for You

Engineering Technologies is one of the most popular subjects to study in Idaho. With 551 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Idaho ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Idaho to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for engineering tech students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Idaho

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

Best Idaho Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Engineering Technologies

Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Idaho the best value school in Idaho for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

BYU - I undergraduate students pay an average of $4,536 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Engineering Technologies at Brigham Young University - Idaho Report

The excellent associate degree programs at College of Western Idaho helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering technologies schools in Idaho. CWI is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Nampa.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CWI are $4,336 a year.

CWI also took the #4 spot in our Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in Idaho rankings.

Read full report on Engineering Technologies at College of Western Idaho

#3

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

Out of the 3 schools in Idaho that were part of this year’s ranking, Idaho State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. ISU is a large public school located in the city of Pocatello.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ISU are $7,958 per year.

ISU also took the #1 spot in our Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in Idaho rankings.

Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Idaho State University

Best Value Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Wyoming 60
Colorado 1,326
Utah 729
Montana 160

Engineering Tech Majors to Study

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
Engineering-Related Fields 6,553
Mechanical Engineering Technology 6,205
Construction Engineering Technology 4,299
General Engineering Technology 3,841
Quality Control Technology 3,720
Computer Engineering Technology 3,509
Engineering Technology (Other) 1,907
Energy Systems Technologies 1,277
Architectural Engineering Technology 1,239
Civil Engineering Technology 1,155
Engineering-Related Technologies 969
Mining & Petroleum Technology 410
Nuclear Engineering Technology 235
Nanotechnology 104

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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