2023 Best Value Trade School Schools in Oklahoma
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices
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 Trade School Schools in Oklahoma to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in Oklahoma to see which programs offered the best value experiences for trade school 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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Top Value Trade Schools in Oklahoma
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Our 2023 rankings named Tulsa Community College the best value school in Oklahoma for trade school students working on their degree. Located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the fairly large public school handed out 2,869 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Tulsa Community College are $8,941 a year.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Oklahoma City Community College is a great place for trade school students who want to get the most value for their educational dollar. This fairly large public school is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and it awarded 2,024 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OCCC are $9,810 per year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Connors State College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Oklahoma list. Located in Warner, Oklahoma, the small public school handed out 538 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSC are $7,562 per year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Trade School Schools in Oklahoma list. Located in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, the small public school awarded 682 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at OSU Institute of Technology are $11,384 a year.
OSU Institute of Technology also took the #1 spot in our Best Trade Schools in Oklahoma rankings.
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Out of the 24 schools in Oklahoma that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College landed the # 5 spot on the list. NEO A&M College is a public institution located in Miami, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 416 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at NEO A&M College are $11,063 a year.
Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Oklahoma ranking. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 824 students in 2021-2022.
OSU-OKC undergraduate students pay an average of $9,564 in tuition and fees each year.
Southeastern Oklahoma State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. Located in Durant, Oklahoma, the medium-sized public school awarded 1,813 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
Southeastern Oklahoma State University undergraduate students pay an average of $15,930 in tuition and fees each year.
Southeastern Oklahoma State University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Trade Schools in Oklahoma list.
Carl Albert State College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. This small public school is located in Poteau, Oklahoma, and it awarded 447 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Carl Albert State College are $8,707 per year.
Rose State College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Oklahoma list. RSC is located in Midwest City, Oklahoma and has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1,011 degrees to qualified students.
RSC undergraduate students pay an average of $11,387 in tuition and fees each year.
Murray State College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #10 on the list. Murray State College is located in Tishomingo, Oklahoma and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 361 degrees to qualified students.
Murray State College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,830 in tuition and fees each year.
Murray State College also made our Best Trade Schools in Oklahoma list, coming in at #5.
Northern Oklahoma College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Oklahoma list. This small public school is located in Tonkawa, Oklahoma, and it awarded 650 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northern Oklahoma College are $11,622 per year.
Southwestern Oklahoma State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Oklahoma ranking. Southwestern Oklahoma State University is a small public school located in Weatherford, Oklahoma that handed out 1,313 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at SWOSU are $15,240 a year.
SWOSU also took the #4 spot in our Best Trade Schools in Oklahoma rankings.
Seminole State College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in Seminole, Oklahoma, the small public school awarded 316 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Seminole State College are $11,790 per year.
University of Central Oklahoma did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #14 on the list. This fairly large public school is located in Edmond, Oklahoma, and it awarded 2,923 degrees in 2021-2022.
UCO undergraduate students pay an average of $19,121 in tuition and fees each year.
Northeastern State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, the medium-sized public school awarded 1,839 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
NSU undergraduate students pay an average of $16,385 in tuition and fees each year.
Eastern Oklahoma State College ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Oklahoma list. Eastern is a small public school situated in Wilburton, Oklahoma. It awarded 221 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Eastern are $8,384 per year.
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. This large public school is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and it awarded 6,371 degrees in 2021-2022.
OSU undergraduate students pay an average of $25,630 in tuition and fees each year.
OSU also made our Best Trade Schools in Oklahoma list, coming in at #3.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #18 on the list. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a large public school located in Norman, Oklahoma that handed out 7,375 degrees in 2021-2022.
University of Oklahoma undergraduate students pay an average of $25,880 in tuition and fees each year.
Langston University landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. Langston University is located in Langston, Oklahoma and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 295 degrees to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Langston University are $14,166 a year.
Rogers State University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Oklahoma ranking. Rogers State University is a small public school located in Claremore, Oklahoma that handed out 728 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at RSU are $15,036 a year.
Oklahoma Christian University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #21 on the list. Located in Edmond, Oklahoma, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 519 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OC are $25,148 per year.
Mid-America Christian University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Oklahoma list. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out degrees to 461 students in 2021-2022.
MACU undergraduate students pay an average of $18,838 in tuition and fees each year.
Southern Nazarene University landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. SNU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bethany, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 673 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at SNU are $28,600 a year.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 24 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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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