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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.
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 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.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Trine are $9,576 a year.
Trine also took the #4 spot in our Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region rankings.
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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 moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cincinnati State are $9,558 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Cincinnati State is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Miami University - Hamilton helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering technologies schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large suburb of Hamilton, Miami University - Hamilton is a public school with a small student population.
Miami University - Hamilton undergraduate students pay an average of $17,490 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Miami University - Hamilton is ranked #1 for overall quality for engineering tech in the Great Lakes Region .
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Miami University - Hamilton
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 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.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Ferris also did well 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 reviewed in this analysis.
Full Engineering Technologies at Ferris State University Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Michigan University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a large student population.
Central Michigan undergraduate students pay an average of $13,703 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Wisconsin - Stout ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW - Stout are $17,930 a year.
UW - Stout excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked 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 city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
SIUC undergraduate students pay an average of $15,416 in tuition and fees each year.
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 medium-sized public school located in the distant 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 ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. WIU is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Macomb.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WIU are $13,661 per year.
With a ranking of #10, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater 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 Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW - Whitewater are $17,039 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW - Whitewater also is in the top 10% of our Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State
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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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