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Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts

2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$16,019 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,260 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 805 degrees and certificates were awarded to engineering technologies students who went to a Massachusetts college or university. This makes it the #25 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

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 Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Massachusetts 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.

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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

Our analysis found Springfield Technical Community College to be the best value school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a associate degree in Massachusetts. STCC is a small public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at STCC are $5,520 a year.

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#2

Bristol Community College

Fall River, MA

The excellent associate degree programs at Bristol Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering technologies schools in Massachusetts. Located in the large suburb of Fall River, Bristol is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Bristol undergraduate students pay an average of $5,208 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts - Lowell is a great value for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMass Lowell are $15,698 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wentworth Institute of Technology. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. WIT is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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

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Best Value Engineering Technologies Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 227
Maine 236
Rhode Island 171
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

Majors Similar to Engineering Tech

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 4 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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