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2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in Iowa

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$7,199 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,499 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies School for You

In 2020-2021, 665 degrees and certificates were awarded to engineering technologies students who went to a Iowa college or university. This makes it the #18 most popular major in the state.

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.

The Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in Iowa ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Iowa 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. 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.

2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in Iowa

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

Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality in Engineering Technologies

$4,802 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Western Iowa Tech Community College the best value school in Iowa for engineering technologies students. Located in the city of Sioux City, Western Iowa Tech Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Western Iowa Tech Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,802 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$4,560 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Indian Hills Community College is a great value for engineering technologies students. Located in the remote town of Ottumwa, IHCC is a public college with a small student population.

IHCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,560 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, engineering tech majors at IHCC accumulate an average of around $10,413 in student debt.

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#3

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA
$5,308 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kirkwood Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in Iowa list. Kirkwood Community College is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Cedar Rapids.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kirkwood Community College are $5,308 per year. After completing their degree, engineering tech graduates from Kirkwood Community College carry an average student debtload of $14,500.

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$9,634 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in Iowa list. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Iowa State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,634 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, engineering tech graduates from Iowa State take out $26,875 in student loans while working on their degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $380, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Iowa State also made our Best Engineering Technologies Schools in Iowa list, coming in at #4.

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#5

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA
$9,053 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Northern Iowa is a great value for engineering technologies students. UNI is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Cedar Falls.

UNI undergraduate students pay an average of $9,053 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, engineering tech graduates from UNI take out $23,250 in student loans while working on their degree.

UNI also made our Best Engineering Technologies Schools in Iowa list, coming in at #5.

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$5,220 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Des Moines Area Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering technologies students. DMACC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Ankeny.

DMACC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,220 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Engineering Technologies at Des Moines Area Community College Report

Best Value Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 782
Minnesota 872
South Dakota 248
Missouri 1,194
Nebraska 296
North Dakota 358

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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