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Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York

2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

14 Colleges
$27,949 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$57,857 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree School for You

Engineering Technologies is one of the most popular subjects to study in New York. With 3,694 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. 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.

The Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in New York 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.

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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York

Check out the engineering tech bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named SUNY Polytechnic Institute the best value school in New York for engineering technologies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Utica, SUNY Poly is a public college with a small student population.

SUNY Poly undergraduate students pay an average of $8,578 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Farmingdale State College

Farmingdale, NY

Out of the 14 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Farmingdale State College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Farmingdale, SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale undergraduate students pay an average of $8,576 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Excelsior University

Albany, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Excelsior University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the small city of Albany, Excelsior University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Excelsior University also took the #5 spot in our Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in New York rankings.

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#4

Buffalo State

Buffalo, NY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Buffalo State is a great value for engineering technologies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Buffalo State is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Buffalo.

Buffalo State undergraduate students pay an average of $8,486 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York City College of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Brooklyn, City Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at City Tech are $7,320 per year.

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#6

Alfred State College

Alfred, NY

With a ranking of #6, Alfred State College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering technologies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Alfred State is a small public school located in the remote town of Alfred.

Alfred State undergraduate students pay an average of $8,862 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

SUNY Delhi

Delhi, NY

SUNY Delhi landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree engineering technologies programs. Located in the town of Delhi, SUNY Delhi is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SUNY Delhi are $8,720 per year.

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DeVry College of New York 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 #8 on the list. DeVry College of New York-Midtown Manhattan is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at DeVry College of New York-Midtown Manhattan are $15,032 a year.

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 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 #9 on the list. RPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Troy.

RPI undergraduate students pay an average of $60,074 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

RPI did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in New York list.

Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

#10

Clarkson University

Potsdam, NY

Clarkson University 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. Clarkson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Potsdam.

Clarkson undergraduate students pay an average of $56,258 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Clarkson not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in New York list.

Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Clarkson University

Best Value Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 1,136
Maryland 458
Delaware 106
Pennsylvania 1,913
District of Columbia 38

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 14 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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