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2023 Best Value Trade School Associate Degree Schools in Indiana
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices
Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Trade School Associate Degree Schools in Indiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 16 schools in Indiana to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for trade school 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.
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Top Value Trade Associate Degree Schools in Indiana
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Our analysis found Ivy Tech Community College to be the best value school for trade school students who want to pursue a associate degree in Indiana. Ivy Tech Community College is a public institution located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8,655 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ivy Tech Community College are $8,927 per year. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $11,835 in student loans.
One thing to take note of is that Ivy Tech Community College does offer online classes in some areas. In 2020-2021 about 33% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Ivy Tech Community College is ranked #3 for overall quality in Indiana.
Out of the 16 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s value ranking, Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses landed the # 2 spot on the list. Trine is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Angola, Indiana. It awarded 15 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
Trine undergraduate students pay an average of $9,576 in tuition and fees each year.
Trine is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each undergraduate student at the school took at least one class online.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Trine is ranked #1 for overall quality in Indiana.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Vincennes University is a great place for trade school students working on their associate degree who want the most bang for their educational buck. Vincennes University is a fairly large public school located in Vincennes, Indiana that handed out 1,481 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Vincennes University are $15,739 per year. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $14,591 in student loans.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Vincennes University. During the 2020-2021 year, about 14% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Purdue University - Main Campus is a great place for trade school students working on their associate degree who want the most bang for their educational buck. Purdue is a large public school situated in West Lafayette, Indiana. It awarded 51 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
Purdue undergraduate students pay an average of $28,794 in tuition and fees each year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Purdue. In 2020-2021 about 49% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Purdue also took the #2 spot in our Best Associate Degree Trade Schools in Indiana rankings.
The excellent associate degree programs at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value trade school schools in Indiana. This large public school is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it awarded 87 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at IUPUI are $32,582 per year. Associate Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $19,702 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
IUPUI does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 62% took at least some of their classes online.
IUPUI did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Associate Degree Trade Schools in Indiana list.
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Purdue University Fort Wayne came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Associate Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. Located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the medium-sized public school awarded 52 diplomas to qualifed associate degree students in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at PFW are $21,573 per year. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $20,197 in student loans.
PFW does offer online classes for certain degree levels. In 2020-2021 about 43% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Indiana University - South Bend ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Associate Degree Schools in Indiana list. Located in South Bend, Indiana, the small public school handed out 19 associate degree awards in 2021-2022.
Indiana University - South Bend undergraduate students pay an average of $21,301 in tuition and fees each year. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $16,759 in student loans.
Online courses are available at Indiana University - South Bend, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 68% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #9, Indiana University - Kokomo did quite well on this year’s best value schools for trade school students working on their associate degree. IU Kokomo is located in Kokomo, Indiana and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 20 associate degrees to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at IU Kokomo are $21,301 a year.
IU Kokomo does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2020-2021 about 58% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #10, Indiana University - Northwest did quite well on this year’s best value schools for trade school students working on their associate degree. IU Northwest is a public institution located in Gary, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 42 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
IU Northwest undergraduate students pay an average of $21,301 in tuition and fees each year. Associate Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $17,923 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Some students may be able to take online classes at IU Northwest. During the 2020-2021 year, about 75% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Ball State University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree trade school programs. Ball State is a public institution located in Muncie, Indiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 64 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
Ball State undergraduate students pay an average of $27,924 in tuition and fees each year. On average, associate degree students take out $21,455 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Online courses are available at Ball State, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2020-2021 about 50% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Southern Indiana came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Associate Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. University of Southern Indiana is a medium-sized public school located in Evansville, Indiana that handed out 42 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USI are $21,740 per year. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $13,493 in student loans.
Some students may be able to take online classes at USI. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 55% took at least some of their classes online.
International Business College - Indianapolis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students to get an associate degree. It came in at #13 on the list. This very small private for-profit school is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it awarded 133 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at International Business College - Indianapolis are $15,280 a year. Associate Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $12,232 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
University of Indianapolis ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Associate Degree Schools in Indiana list. UIndy is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Indianapolis, Indiana. It awarded 29 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at UIndy are $34,972 a year. On average, associate degree students take out $25,711 in loans while pursuing their degree.
UIndy does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2020-2021 year, about 46% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
UIndy not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Associate Degree Trade Schools in Indiana list.
University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Associate Degree Schools in Indiana list. Located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 142 diplomas to qualifed associate degree students in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at University of St. Francis Fort Wayne are $34,050 a year. Associate Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $21,961 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
One thing to take note of is that University of St. Francis Fort Wayne does offer online classes in some areas. In 2020-2021 about 69% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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With a ranking of #16, University of Evansville did quite well on this year’s best value schools for trade school students working on their associate degree.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UE are $41,336 per year.
UE does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2020-2021 about 30% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 16 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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