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2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Master's Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

124 Colleges
$14,317 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$83,157 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Master'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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Engineering Technologies Master's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 124 schools in the United States to see which master'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.

2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

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

Top 15% Best Engineering Technologies Master's Degree Schools

#1

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

Our analysis found Columbia Southern University to be the best value school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Located in the town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Columbia Southern University are $4,035 a year.

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Out of the 124 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Illinois State are $11,773 a year.

Illinois State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools list.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering technologies schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Fort Wayne, Trine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Trine graduate students pay an average of $10,350 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Trine also is in the top 15% of our Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools ranking.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Public University System. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

American Military University graduate students pay an average of $7,050 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 124 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the # 5 spot on the list. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

Minnesota State Mankato graduate students pay an average of $9,308 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Minnesota State Mankato is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools list.

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The University of Findlay ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the town of Findlay, Findlay is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Findlay are $18,456 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Findlay is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools list.

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a large student population.

North Dakota State University graduate students pay an average of $12,028 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, North Dakota State University also did well on our Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Northern Illinois University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NIU are $11,390 a year.

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Eastern Kentucky University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree engineering technologies programs. Eastern is a large public school located in the distant town of Richmond.

Eastern graduate students pay an average of $13,800 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #10, Western Illinois University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering technologies students working on their master’s degree. WIU is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Macomb.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WIU are $12,182 per year.

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#11

Morehead State University

Morehead, KY

Morehead State University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the remote town of Morehead, Morehead State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Morehead State University are $10,557 per year.

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University of Wisconsin - Stout came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Stout are $17,213 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW - Stout also is in the top 20% of our Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools ranking.

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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools list. Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Daytona Beach.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Embry-Riddle Worldwide are $8,936 a year.

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#14

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

With a ranking of #14, Saint Cloud State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering technologies students working on their master’s degree. St. Cloud State University is a large public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at St. Cloud State University are $13,412 per year.

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#15

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, GA

With a ranking of #15, Kennesaw State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering technologies students working on their master’s degree. KSU Georgia is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Kennesaw.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at KSU Georgia are $21,174 per year.

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Purdue University Northwest ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools list. Purdue Northwest is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Hammond.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Purdue Northwest are $11,356 per year.

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#17

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

University of Dayton did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering technologies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list. UDayton is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Dayton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UDayton are $18,140 a year.

UDayton excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools list.

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California State University - Northridge ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSUN are $17,981 per year.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Engineering Technologies Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
19 New England Institute of Technology East Greenwich, RI
20 Wichita State University Wichita, KS
21 Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI
22 Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Stillwater, OK
23 Clemson University Clemson, SC
24 Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Bowling Green, OH

Engineering Technologies by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 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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