2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate School for You
In 2021-2022, 84,036 engineering technologies students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #4 most popular in the country.
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The Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region 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 the Great Lakes Region 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. 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 Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for engineering tech majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.
Top 10 Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Waukesha County Technical College the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for engineering technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WCTC are $6,722 per year.
WCTC also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering technologies schools in the Great Lakes Region . Cincinnati State is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cincinnati State are $9,558 per year.
Cincinnati State 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 in the Great Lakes Region list.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Western Technical College is a great value for engineering technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of La Crosse, Western Technical College is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Western Technical College are $6,788 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Western Technical College also is in the top 15% of our Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ivy Tech Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ivy Tech Community College are $8,927 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Ivy Tech Community College also did well on our Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cuyahoga Community College District landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Cleveland, Cuyahoga Community College District is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cuyahoga Community College District are $8,736 a year.
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Macomb Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the midsize city of Warren, Macomb Community College is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Macomb Community College are $7,830 a year.
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Owens Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Perrysburg, Owens State Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Owens State Community College are $10,022 a year.
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Stark State College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Stark State College is a large public school located in the large suburb of North Canton.
Stark State College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,644 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #9, Lorain County Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Elyria, LCCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LCCC are $8,601 per year.
Full Engineering Technologies at Lorain County Community College Report
University of Akron Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Akron.
University of Akron Main Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $15,500 in tuition and fees each year.
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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State
Explore the best engineering technologies schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 2,683 |
| Michigan | 2,800 |
| Wisconsin | 1,491 |
| Ohio | 4,134 |
| Illinois | 2,110 |
Majors Related to Engineering Tech
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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