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2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate School for You
In 2021-2022, engineering technologies students earned 569 degrees and certificates from a Massachusetts school, making the subject the 4th in the state.
Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for engineering tech students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Engineering Technologies
Our analysis found Springfield Technical Community College to be the best value school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Massachusetts. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, STCC is a public college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at STCC are $5,520 per year.
STCC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Massachusetts list.
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Out of the 3 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Bristol Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Bristol is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Fall River.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Bristol are $5,280 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. UMass Lowell is a large public school located in the suburb of Lowell.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMass Lowell are $16,182 per year.
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Request InformationBest Value Engineering Technologies Colleges in the New England Region
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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New Hampshire | 227 |
Connecticut | 676 |
Maine | 273 |
Rhode Island | 181 |
Vermont | 80 |
Majors Related to Engineering Tech
Engineering Tech Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 3 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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