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2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Technologies Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

38 Colleges
$12,457 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$57,339 Avg Salary

In 2020-2021, 989 people earned a degree or certificate in engineering-related technologies, making the major the #271 most popular in the United States.

Today's 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. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Engineering-Related Technologies Schools ranking. This report analyzed 38 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value programs for engineering-related 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. 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.

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for engineering-related tech majors pursuing a .

#1

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX
$4,440 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Tyler Junior College to be the best value school for engineering-related technologies students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the medium-sized city of Tyler, Tyler Junior College is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tyler Junior College are $4,440 per year.

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#2

Bismarck State College

Bismarck, ND

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bismarck State College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Technologies Schools list. BSC is a small public school located in the small city of Bismarck.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BSC are $6,930 per year.

BSC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Engineering-Related Technologies Schools list.

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#3

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN
$5,741 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Hennepin Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering-related technologies schools in the United States. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park.

Hennepin Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,741 in tuition and fees each year.

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$5,135 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Spokane Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Engineering-Related Technologies Schools list. Spokane Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Spokane.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Spokane Community College are $5,135 per year.

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#5

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Southeast Technical College is a great value for engineering-related technologies students. Located in the rural area of Sioux Falls, Southeast Tech is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeast Tech are $7,650 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Southeast Tech is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Engineering-Related Technologies Schools list.

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$4,205 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, South Louisiana Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering-related technologies students. Located in the midsize city of Lafayette, South Louisiana Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Louisiana Community College are $4,205 per year.

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Cincinnati State Technical and Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for engineering-related technologies students. It came in at #7 on the list. Cincinnati State is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cincinnati State are $9,090 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Cincinnati State also is in the top 20% of our Best Engineering-Related Technologies Schools ranking.

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#8

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI
$13,188 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, Ferris State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering-related technologies students. Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ferris are $13,188 a year.

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#9

Stark State College

North Canton, OH
$7,406 Average Tuition & Fees

Stark State College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Engineering-Related Technologies Schools list. 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 $7,406 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Engineering-Related Technologies at Stark State College Report

#10

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, LA
$9,039 Average Tuition & Fees

Nicholls State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Engineering-Related Technologies Schools list. Located in the small city of Thibodaux, Nicholls State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Nicholls State University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,039 in tuition and fees each year.

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Engineering-Related Technologies is one of 18 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,906
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,593
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,964
Environmental Control Technology 8,690
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,592

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 Mike1979 Russia.

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