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2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Indiana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$7,996 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,260 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 2,230 degrees and certificates were awarded to engineering technologies students who went to a Indiana college or university. This makes it the #14 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Indiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Indiana to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for engineering tech 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 Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Indiana

Check out the engineering tech associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Indiana Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Engineering Technologies

#1

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Our analysis found Ivy Tech Community College to be the best value school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a associate degree in Indiana. Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ivy Tech Community College are $4,637 per year.

Ivy Tech Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Indiana list.

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#2

Vincennes University

Vincennes, IN

Out of the 6 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Vincennes University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Vincennes, Vincennes University is a public school with a large student population.

Vincennes University undergraduate students pay an average of $6,449 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses is a great value for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Fort Wayne, Trine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Trine are $9,576 a year.

Trine not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Indiana list.

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#4

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Out of the 6 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

Purdue undergraduate students pay an average of $9,992 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Purdue not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Indiana list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Indiana list. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at IUPUI are $10,044 a year.

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Purdue University Fort Wayne came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. PFW is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Fort Wayne.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at PFW are $8,857 a year.

Full Engineering Technologies at Purdue University Fort Wayne Report

Best Value Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 2,201
Ohio 2,673
Illinois 1,478
Wisconsin 1,081

Engineering Tech Majors to Study

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
Engineering-Related Fields 6,736
Mechanical Engineering Technology 6,013
General Engineering Technology 4,676
Construction Engineering Technology 4,330
Quality Control Technology 3,824
Computer Engineering Technology 3,595
Engineering Technology (Other) 1,768
Architectural Engineering Technology 1,290
Energy Systems Technologies 1,256
Civil Engineering Technology 1,187
Engineering-Related Technologies 989
Mining & Petroleum Technology 445
Nuclear Engineering Technology 220
Nanotechnology 114

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396
Physical Sciences 50,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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 KUKA Systems GmbH.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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