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2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Technologies Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$12,439 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,729 Avg Salary

Engineering-Related Technologies is the #271 most popular major in the country with 989 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Engineering-Related Technologies Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Plains States Region 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Engineering-Related Technologies Colleges.

#1

Bismarck State College

Bismarck, ND

Our analysis found Bismarck State College to be the best value school for engineering-related technologies students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . 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 also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering-Related Technologies Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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#2

Hennepin Technical College

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hennepin Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Technologies Schools in the Plains States Region list. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hennepin Technical College are $5,741 per year.

Full Engineering-Related Technologies at Hennepin Technical College Report

#3

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD
$7,650 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Southeast Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering-related technologies schools in the Plains States Region . 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.

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#4

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN
$18,010 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Cloud State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at St. Cloud State University are $18,010 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Dunwoody College of Technology. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Engineering-Related Technologies Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Dunwoody College of Technology is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Dunwoody College of Technology are $23,863 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Dunwoody College of Technology also did well on our Best Engineering-Related Technologies Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Explore the best engineering-related technologies colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 48
Kansas 0
Iowa 2
North Dakota 5
South Dakota 9

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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 5 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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