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2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in Connecticut

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$19,180 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,374 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies School for You

With 316 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, engineering technologies is the #25 most popular major in Connecticut.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Schools in Connecticut ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Connecticut to see which 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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in Connecticut

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Colleges.

Best Connecticut Schools for Affordable Quality in Engineering Technologies

$15,775 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Porter and Chester Institute of Stratford the best value school in Connecticut for engineering technologies students. Porter and Chester Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Stratford.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Porter and Chester Institute are $15,775 a year. After completing their degree, engineering tech graduates from Porter and Chester Institute carry an average student debtload of $13,750.

Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Porter and Chester Institute of Stratford

$4,516 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Naugatuck Valley Community College is a great value for engineering technologies students. Located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury, Naugatuck Valley Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Naugatuck Valley Community College are $4,516 a year.

Full Engineering Technologies at Naugatuck Valley Community College Report

$11,542 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Central Connecticut State University is a great value for engineering technologies students. CCSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of New Britain.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CCSU are $11,542 a year. On average, engineering tech graduates from CCSU take out $28,063 in student loans while working on their degree.

Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Central Connecticut State University

#4

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT
$44,885 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hartford landed the # 4 spot on the list. UHart is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of West Hartford.

UHart undergraduate students pay an average of $44,885 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, engineering tech graduates from UHart carry an average student debtload of $27,000.

Full Engineering Technologies at University of Hartford Report

Out of the 6 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Lincoln Technical Institute - East Windsor landed the # 5 spot on the list. Lincoln Tech - East Windsor is a small private for-profit school located in the rural area of East Windsor.

The average amount in student loans that engineering tech majors at Lincoln Tech - East Windsor take out is $11,250. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $134, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Lincoln Technical Institute - East Windsor

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Lincoln Technical Institute - New Britain is a great value for engineering technologies students. Lincoln Tech - New Britain is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of New Britain.

While working on their degree, engineering tech majors at Lincoln Tech - New Britain accumulate an average of around $11,250 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $134, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Full Engineering Technologies at Lincoln Technical Institute - New Britain Report

Best Value Engineering Technologies Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 227
Maine 236
Rhode Island 171
Massachusetts 805
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 6 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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