2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate School for You
With 84,036 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, engineering technologies is the #4 most popular major in the United States.
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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 in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate 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. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Northeast Community College to be the best value school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the town of Norfolk, Northeast is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Northeast are $5,130 a year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Western Iowa Tech Community College is a great value for engineering technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Sioux City, Western Iowa Tech Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Western Iowa Tech Community College are $4,946 per year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Bismarck State College is a great value for engineering technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small city of Bismarck, BSC is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BSC are $7,227 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, BSC also did well on our Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hennepin Technical College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park, Hennepin Technical College is a public school with a small student population.
Hennepin Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,881 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Hennepin Technical College also is in the top 15% of our Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ridgewater College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Willmar, Ridgewater College is a public college with a small student population.
Ridgewater College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,114 in tuition and fees each year.
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Anoka Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Anoka, Anoka Technical College is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Anoka Technical College are $6,075 per year.
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St Cloud Technical and Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St Cloud Technical and Community College is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at St Cloud Technical and Community College are $6,075 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, St Cloud Technical and Community College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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Kirkwood Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate engineering technologies programs. Kirkwood Community College is a large public school located in the midsize city of Cedar Rapids.
Kirkwood Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,604 in tuition and fees each year.
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Central 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 #9 on the list. Located in the city of Grand Island, Central Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Central Community College are $4,710 a year.
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North Dakota State College of Science came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. North Dakota State College of Science is a small public school located in the town of Wahpeton.
North Dakota State College of Science undergraduate students pay an average of $6,879 in tuition and fees each year.
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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State
Explore the best engineering technologies colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Kansas | 1,256 |
Minnesota | 1,288 |
Iowa | 942 |
South Dakota | 231 |
North Dakota | 443 |
Missouri | 1,641 |
Nebraska | 423 |
Engineering Technologies Related Majors for 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 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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