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2023 Best Value Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$20,321 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,799 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Energy Systems Technologies School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,256 people earned a degree or certificate in energy systems technologies, making the major the #263 most popular in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Schools ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value programs for energy systems technologies students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Energy Systems Technologies Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Energy Systems Technologies Colleges.

Best Schools for Affordable Quality in

#1

Excelsior College

Albany, NY

Our 2023 rankings named Excelsior College the best value school in the United States for energy systems technologies students. Excelsior College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Albany.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Excelsior College also is in the top 5% of our Best Schools ranking.

Full Energy Systems Technologies at Excelsior College Report

$11,384 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Schools list. OSU Institute of Technology is a small public school located in the town of Okmulgee.

OSU Institute of Technology undergraduate students pay an average of $11,384 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Energy Systems Technologies at Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology

#3

Maine Maritime Academy

Castine, ME
$29,258 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Maine Maritime Academy landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Castine, Maine Maritime is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Maine Maritime are $29,258 per year.

Full Energy Systems Technologies at Maine Maritime Academy Report

Energy Systems Technologies by Region

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 18 majors within the area of study, energy systems technologies has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 3 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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