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2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

47 Colleges
$15,884 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$57,857 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor's 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. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 47 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which bachelor's 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.

2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 10 Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses to be the best value school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the town of Angola, Trine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Trine undergraduate students pay an average of $9,576 in tuition and fees each year.

Trine not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Full Engineering Technologies at Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses Report

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering technologies schools in the Great Lakes Region . Cincinnati State is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cincinnati State are $9,558 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Cincinnati State also did well on our Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Miami University - Hamilton is a great value for engineering technologies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Hamilton, Miami University - Hamilton is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Miami University - Hamilton are $17,490 per year.

Miami University - Hamilton also took the #1 spot in our Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region rankings.

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#4

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ferris State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ferris are $13,608 per year.

Ferris also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Full Engineering Technologies at Ferris State University Report

#5

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Central Michigan University is a great value for engineering technologies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Michigan are $13,703 per year.

Full Engineering Technologies at Central Michigan University Report

With a ranking of #6, University of Wisconsin - Stout did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering technologies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

UW - Stout undergraduate students pay an average of $17,930 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UW - Stout is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree engineering technologies programs. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SIUC are $15,416 a year.

Full Engineering Technologies at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Report

University of Wisconsin - Platteville ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Platteville is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Platteville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW - Platteville are $16,800 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UW - Platteville is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Read full report on Engineering Technologies at University of Wisconsin - Platteville

Western Illinois University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree engineering technologies programs. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WIU are $13,661 a year.

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University of Wisconsin - Whitewater landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree engineering technologies programs. Located in the town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Whitewater are $17,039 per year.

UW - Whitewater excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering technologies schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 2,683
Michigan 2,800
Wisconsin 1,491
Ohio 4,134
Illinois 2,110

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 25 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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