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Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota

2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$9,196 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,909 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree School for You

In 2021-2022, engineering technologies students earned 1,288 degrees and certificates from a Minnesota school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

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 Minnesota ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Minnesota to see which ones offered the best value associate 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 Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for engineering tech majors pursuing a associate degree.

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

#1

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN

Our analysis found Ridgewater College to be the best value school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a associate degree in Minnesota. Located in the remote town of Willmar, Ridgewater College is a public school with a small student population.

Ridgewater College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,114 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Anoka Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the suburb of Anoka, Anoka Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Anoka Technical College are $6,075 per year.

Anoka Technical College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in Minnesota list.

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Out of the 6 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, St Cloud Technical and Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St Cloud Technical and Community College is a public school with a small student population.

St Cloud Technical and Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,075 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hennepin Technical College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park, Hennepin Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hennepin Technical College are $5,881 per year.

Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Hennepin Technical College

The excellent associate degree programs at Dakota County Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering technologies schools in Minnesota. DCTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Rosemount.

DCTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,419 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #6, Dunwoody College of Technology did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Dunwoody College of Technology is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

Dunwoody College of Technology undergraduate students pay an average of $24,611 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Dunwoody College of Technology is ranked #2 for overall quality for engineering tech in Minnesota.

Full Engineering Technologies at Dunwoody College of Technology Report

Best Value Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,256
Iowa 942
South Dakota 231
North Dakota 443
Missouri 1,641
Nebraska 423

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 6 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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