2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, engineering technologies students earned 2,165 degrees and certificates from an Alabama school, making the subject the 8th in the state.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama ranking.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate School
Our analysis found Columbia Southern University to be the best value school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Alabama. Columbia Southern University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the town of Orange Beach.
Columbia Southern University graduate students pay an average of $4,035 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Columbia Southern University is ranked #2 for overall quality for engineering tech in Alabama.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 2,073 |
| West Virginia | 451 |
| Mississippi | 799 |
| South Carolina | 814 |
| Florida | 1,539 |
| Virginia | 938 |
| Arkansas | 815 |
| Kentucky | 843 |
| Georgia | 686 |
| Tennessee | 951 |
| Louisiana | 1,315 |
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Engineering Technologies Related Majors for 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 Majors Related 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 values are for the top school 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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