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Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky

2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$9,857 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$57,857 Avg Salary

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, engineering technologies was ranked 5th in Kentucky. In fact, 2,064 were awarded in the state in 2021-2022.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Kentucky 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used 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 Kentucky

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

Best Kentucky Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Engineering Technologies

Our 2023 rankings named Eastern Kentucky University the best value school in Kentucky for engineering technologies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Richmond, Eastern is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Eastern undergraduate students pay an average of $9,844 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Eastern did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Kentucky list.

Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Eastern Kentucky University

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Murray State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering technologies schools in Kentucky. Murray State is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Murray.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Murray State are $9,432 a year.

Murray State also made our Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Kentucky list, coming in at #1.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Morehead State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering technologies schools in Kentucky. Morehead State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Morehead.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Morehead State University are $9,560 a year.

Full Engineering Technologies at Morehead State University Report

#4

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Kentucky University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. NKU is a large public school located in the large suburb of Highland Heights.

NKU undergraduate students pay an average of $10,592 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

NKU also made our Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Kentucky list, coming in at #2.

Full Engineering Technologies at Northern Kentucky University Report

#5

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Kentucky University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. WKU is a large public school located in the city of Bowling Green.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WKU are $11,112 per year.

WKU also made our Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Kentucky list, coming in at #5.

Full Engineering Technologies at Western Kentucky University Report

Best Value Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,691
West Virginia 573
Alabama 3,141
Georgia 1,505
Tennessee 1,594
Louisiana 2,737
Mississippi 1,554
South Carolina 1,247
Florida 4,480
Virginia 2,041
Arkansas 767

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 5 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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