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2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree School for You
In 2021-2022, 84,036 engineering technologies students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #4 most popular in the country.
It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.
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 the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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. 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.
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2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Check out the engineering tech associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Engineering Technologies
Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Idaho to be the best value school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . BYU - I is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Rexburg.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BYU - I are $4,536 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, BYU - I also did well on our Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Full Engineering Technologies at Brigham Young University - Idaho Report
Out of the 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Western Idaho landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Nampa, CWI is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
CWI undergraduate students pay an average of $7,344 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Utah Valley University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UVU are $17,830 a year.
UVU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Front Range Community College is a great value for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. FRCC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Westminster.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FRCC are $15,776 per year.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Weber State University is a great value for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Ogden, WSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WSU are $17,084 a year.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Weber State University
Idaho State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering technologies students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Pocatello, ISU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
ISU undergraduate students pay an average of $25,936 in tuition and fees each year.
Montana State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering technologies students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MSU Bozeman are $29,604 per year.
MSU Bozeman also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
Full Engineering Technologies at Montana State University Report
Colorado Mesa University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering technologies students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Colorado Mesa is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Grand Junction.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado Mesa are $23,019 per year.
Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State
Explore the best engineering technologies colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Wyoming | 60 |
| Colorado | 1,326 |
| Utah | 729 |
| Montana | 160 |
| Idaho | 551 |
Majors Related to Engineering Tech
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 8 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.