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2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$22,631 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,260 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree School for You

Engineering Technologies is the #20 most popular major in the country with 85,188 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in the New England Region 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 the New England Region

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

Top 10 Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Springfield Technical Community College the best value school in the New England Region for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Springfield, STCC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at STCC are $10,728 a year.

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#2

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, ME

The excellent associate degree programs at Southern Maine Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering technologies schools in the New England Region . Located in the city of South Portland, SMCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SMCC are $6,754 a year.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Central Maine Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering technologies schools in the New England Region . Central Maine Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Auburn.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Maine Technical College are $6,744 per year.

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#4

Bristol Community College

Fall River, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bristol Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Bristol is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Fall River.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Bristol are $10,152 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New England Institute of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of East Greenwich, New England Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at New England Tech are $32,807 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, New England Tech is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

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Naugatuck Valley Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury, Naugatuck Valley Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Naugatuck Valley Community College are $13,468 a year.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Massachusetts - Lowell did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. UMass Lowell is a large public school located in the large suburb of Lowell.

UMass Lowell undergraduate students pay an average of $33,624 in tuition and fees each year.

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Wentworth Institute of Technology ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Boston, WIT is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WIT are $37,650 a year.

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#9

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

University of Hartford ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. UHart is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of West Hartford.

UHart undergraduate students pay an average of $44,885 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Vermont Technical College

Randolph, VT

Vermont Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the remote area of Randolph, Vermont Tech is a public college with a small student population.

Vermont Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $29,498 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering technologies schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 227
Maine 236
Rhode Island 171
Massachusetts 805
Connecticut 316
Vermont 80

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 10 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.

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