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2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in Minnesota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$8,776 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$52,764 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies School for You

Engineering Technologies is the #21 most popular major in Minnesota with 872 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in Minnesota to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Minnesota 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 Minnesota

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

Top 10 Best Engineering Technologies Schools

#1

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN
$5,914 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Ridgewater College the best value school in Minnesota for engineering technologies students. Ridgewater College is a small public school located in the remote town of Willmar.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ridgewater College are $5,914 per year. After completing their degree, engineering tech graduates from Ridgewater College carry an average student debtload of $18,125.

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#2

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN
$5,741 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hennepin Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in Minnesota list. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park.

Hennepin Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,741 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Engineering Technologies at Hennepin Technical College Report

$5,874 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend St Cloud Technical and Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in Minnesota list. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.

St Cloud Technical and Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,874 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, engineering tech majors at St Cloud Technical and Community College accumulate an average of around $12,625 in student debt.

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#4

South Central College

North Mankato, MN
$5,966 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend South Central College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in Minnesota list. South Central College is a small public school located in the small suburb of North Mankato.

South Central College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,966 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, engineering tech majors at South Central College accumulate an average of around $14,000 in student debt.

Full Engineering Technologies at South Central College Report

$6,075 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Anoka Technical College is a great value for engineering technologies students. Anoka Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Anoka.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Anoka Technical College are $6,075 per year. After completing their degree, engineering tech graduates from Anoka Technical College carry an average student debtload of $18,500.

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$9,806 Average Tuition & Fees

Bemidji State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value engineering technologies programs. Bemidji State University is a small public school located in the remote town of Bemidji.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Bemidji State University are $9,806 a year. The average amount in student loans that engineering tech majors at Bemidji State University take out is $30,550.

Full Engineering Technologies at Bemidji State University Report

$6,208 Average Tuition & Fees

Dakota County Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the rural area of Rosemount, DCTC is a public school with a small student population.

DCTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,208 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$9,146 Average Tuition & Fees

Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value engineering technologies programs. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the city of Mankato.

Minnesota State Mankato undergraduate students pay an average of $9,146 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that engineering tech majors at Minnesota State Mankato take out is $27,688.

Full Engineering Technologies at Minnesota State University - Mankato Report

#9

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN
$9,170 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, Saint Cloud State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering technologies students. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at St. Cloud State University are $9,170 a year. Engineering Tech majors at St. Cloud State University take out an average of $18,125 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Engineering Technologies at Saint Cloud State University Report

#10

Dunwoody College of Technology

Minneapolis, MN
$23,863 Average Tuition & Fees

Dunwoody College of Technology ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Dunwoody College of Technology is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Dunwoody College of Technology are $23,863 per year. The average amount in student loans that engineering tech majors at Dunwoody College of Technology take out is $20,000.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Dunwoody College of Technology also is in the top 15% of our Best Engineering Technologies Schools in Minnesota ranking.

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Best Value Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 782
Iowa 665
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 10 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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