2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Master's Degree School for You
Engineering Technologies is the #17 most popular major in Kentucky with 843 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Engineering Technologies Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Kentucky 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.
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 Kentucky Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Engineering Technologies
Our 2023 rankings named Eastern Kentucky University the best value school in Kentucky for engineering technologies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Richmond, Eastern is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Eastern are $10,200 a year.
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Out of the 5 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Morehead State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Morehead State University is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Morehead.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Morehead State University are $10,557 per year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Murray State University is a great value for engineering technologies students working on their master’s degree. Murray State is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Murray.
Murray State graduate students pay an average of $9,882 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisville. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. UofL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Louisville.
UofL graduate students pay an average of $13,725 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, UofL is ranked #5 for overall quality for engineering tech in Kentucky.
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Out of the 5 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Kentucky University landed the # 5 spot on the list. WKU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bowling Green.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WKU are $12,140 a year.
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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 |
| Alabama | 2,165 |
| 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 |
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 5 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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