2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 77,516 engineering technologies students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #4 most popular in the country.
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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 124 schools in the United States to see which undergraduate 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.
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.
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2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 15% Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College the best value school in the United States for engineering technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Minden, NLTCC is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NLTCC are $4,109 per year.
Out of the 124 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, SOWELA Technical Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. SOWELA is a small public school located in the small city of Lake Charles.
SOWELA undergraduate students pay an average of $4,265 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Baton Rouge Community College is a great value for engineering technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge, BRCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BRCC are $4,221 per year.
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Out of the 124 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Lee College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Baytown, Lee College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Lee College are $4,302 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Lee College also is in the top 15% of our Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools ranking.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Fletcher Technical Community College is a great value for engineering technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Schriever, Fletcher Technical Community College is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fletcher Technical Community College are $3,981 per year.
Tyler Junior College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Tyler, Tyler Junior College is a public college with a large student population.
Tyler Junior College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,440 in tuition and fees each year.
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Northeast Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate engineering technologies programs. Northeast is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Norfolk.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northeast are $5,010 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Northeast is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list.
With a ranking of #8, Western Iowa Tech Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Sioux City.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Western Iowa Tech Community College are $4,826 a year.
Amarillo College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate engineering technologies programs. Amarillo College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Amarillo.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Amarillo College are $4,704 a year.
Bismarck State College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate engineering technologies programs. BSC is a small public school located in the city of Bismarck.
BSC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,930 in tuition and fees each year.
BSC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list.
With a ranking of #11, San Jacinto Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
San Jacinto College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,040 in tuition and fees each year.
Hennepin Technical College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park.
Hennepin Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,741 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Hennepin Technical College also is in the top 10% of our Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools ranking.
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Ridgewater College landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate engineering technologies programs. Ridgewater College is a small public school located in the remote town of Willmar.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ridgewater College are $5,914 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Ridgewater College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list.
South Louisiana Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering technologies students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Lafayette, South Louisiana Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Louisiana Community College are $4,205 per year.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at South Louisiana Community College
Waukesha County Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering technologies students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WCTC are $6,603 a year.
WCTC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Waukesha County Technical College
Anoka Technical College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Anoka Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Anoka.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Anoka Technical College are $6,075 per year.
Anoka Technical College also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
Full Engineering Technologies at Anoka Technical College Report
With a ranking of #17, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Cincinnati State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.
Cincinnati State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,090 in tuition and fees each year.
Cincinnati State also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
St Cloud Technical and Community College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.
St Cloud Technical and Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,874 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, St Cloud Technical and Community College also did well on our Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at St Cloud Technical and Community College
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great value schools for Engineering Technologies students seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Spokane Community College | Spokane, WA |
| 20 | Kirkwood Community College | Cedar Rapids, IA |
| 21 | Western Technical College | La Crosse, WI |
| 22 | Georgia Northwestern Technical College | Rome, GA |
| 23 | Danville Community College | Danville, VA |
| 24 | Nunez Community College | Chalmette, LA |
Engineering Technologies by Region
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Majors Related to Engineering Tech
Engineering Tech Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Industrial Production Technology | 11,466 |
| Electromechanical Engineering Technology | 10,550 |
| Drafting & Design Engineering Technology | 8,819 |
| Environmental Control Technology | 8,601 |
| Electronics Engineering Technology | 8,553 |
| Mechanical Engineering Technology | 5,909 |
| General Engineering Technology | 4,421 |
| Construction Engineering Technology | 4,066 |
| Computer Engineering Technology | 3,416 |
| Quality Control Technology | 3,088 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | 1,898 |
| Engineering Technology (Other) | 1,480 |
| Architectural Engineering Technology | 1,251 |
| Civil Engineering Technology | 1,182 |
| Energy Systems Technologies | 1,161 |
| Engineering-Related Technologies | 974 |
| Mining & Petroleum Technology | 445 |
| Nuclear Engineering Technology | 220 |
| Nanotechnology | 16 |
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.
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