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Best Value Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in Kansas

2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in Kansas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$7,979 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate School for You

Engineering Technologies is one of the most popular subjects to study in Kansas. With 1,256 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

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 Basic Certificate Schools in Kansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Kansas to see which basic certificate 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 Basic Certificate Schools in Kansas

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Colleges.

Best Kansas Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Engineering Technologies

#1

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

Our analysis found Pittsburg State University to be the best value school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Kansas. Pitt State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Pittsburg.

Pitt State undergraduate students pay an average of $7,774 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Out of the 3 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a large student population.

K -State undergraduate students pay an average of $10,448 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in Kansas list. WSU Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Wichita.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WSU Tech are $5,715 per year.

Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology

Best Value Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 1,288
Iowa 942
South Dakota 231
North Dakota 443
Missouri 1,641
Nebraska 423

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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