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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
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.
Top 10 Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for engineering technologies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Angola, Trine is a private not-for-profit college 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.
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Out of the 47 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Cincinnati State is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Cincinnati.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cincinnati State are $9,558 per year.
Cincinnati State 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 15% of all schools in this category.
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Out of the 47 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Miami University - Hamilton landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Hamilton, Miami University - Hamilton is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Miami University - Hamilton are $17,490 a 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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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Ferris State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering technologies schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Ferris undergraduate students pay an average of $13,608 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Ferris is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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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.
Central Michigan undergraduate students pay an average of $13,703 in tuition and fees each year.
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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 town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
UW - Stout undergraduate students pay an average of $17,930 in tuition and fees each year.
UW - Stout 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 5% of all schools in this category.
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SIUC are $15,416 per year.
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University of Wisconsin - Platteville came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UW - Platteville is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Platteville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Platteville are $16,800 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW - Platteville also is in the top 10% of our Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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Western Illinois University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote 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 did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering technologies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Whitewater are $17,039 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW - Whitewater also did well on our Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Explore the best engineering technologies colleges 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 |
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 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.
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