2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor's 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. 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.
The Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 47 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for engineering tech students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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.
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2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for engineering tech majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.
Top 10 Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses to be the best value school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Fort Wayne, Trine 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 Trine are $9,576 a year.
Trine also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Cincinnati State Technical and Community College is a great value for engineering technologies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Cincinnati State is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Cincinnati.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cincinnati State are $9,090 per year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Miami University - Hamilton is a great value for engineering technologies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Hamilton, Miami University - Hamilton is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Miami University - Hamilton are $16,943 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Miami University - Hamilton also is in the top 20% of our Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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Out of the 47 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ferris State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ferris are $13,188 per year.
Full Engineering Technologies at Ferris State University Report
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Central Michigan University is a great value for engineering technologies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Central Michigan are $13,094 a year.
University of Wisconsin - Stout did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering technologies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW - Stout are $17,820 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW - Stout also did well on our Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
With a ranking of #7, Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering technologies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SIUC are $15,240 per year.
University of Wisconsin - Platteville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering technologies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UW - Platteville is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Platteville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW - Platteville are $16,483 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW - Platteville also did well on our Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
With a ranking of #9, Western Illinois University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering technologies students working on their bachelor’s degree. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WIU are $13,297 per year.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Western Illinois University
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering technologies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the distant town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public college with a large student population.
UW - Whitewater undergraduate students pay an average of $16,602 in tuition and fees each year.
UW - Whitewater also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
Full Engineering Technologies at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater Report
Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State
Explore the best engineering technologies colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 2,230 |
| Michigan | 2,201 |
| Ohio | 2,673 |
| Illinois | 1,478 |
| Wisconsin | 1,081 |
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Majors Related to Engineering Tech
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 25 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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