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2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Texas
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree School for You
Engineering Technologies is one of the most popular subjects to study in Texas. With 7,691 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.
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. 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 Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in Texas 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.
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.
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2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Texas
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Lamar Institute of Technology the best value school in Texas for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize city of Beaumont, Lamar Institute of Technology is a public school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lamar Institute of Technology are $2,844 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Lamar Institute of Technology is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in Texas list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Panola College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the distant town of Carthage, Panola College is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Panola College are $3,840 a year.
Panola College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in Texas list.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Lee College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering technologies schools in Texas. Located in the small city of Baytown, Lee College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lee College are $3,882 per year.
Lee College also took the #4 spot in our Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in Texas rankings.
The excellent associate degree programs at San Jacinto Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering technologies schools in Texas. Located in the large suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public school with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Jacinto College are $3,240 per year.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Amarillo College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering technologies schools in Texas. Amarillo College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Amarillo.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Amarillo College are $3,168 per year.
Tyler Junior College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree engineering technologies programs. Located in the city of Tyler, Tyler Junior College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Tyler Junior College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,864 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Victoria College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree engineering technologies programs. Victoria College is a small public school located in the small city of Victoria.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Victoria College are $4,056 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Victoria College also is in the top 20% of our Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in Texas ranking.
Tarrant County College District came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Tarrant County College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Worth.
Tarrant County College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,402 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Navarro College 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 #9 on the list. Navarro College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Corsicana.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Navarro College are $4,508 a year.
With a ranking of #10, Texas State Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Waco, TSTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at TSTC are $6,969 per year.
TSTC also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Texas State Technical College
Best Value Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Southwest Region
Explore all the Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 835 |
| New Mexico | 654 |
| Oklahoma | 1,185 |
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 20 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.