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Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$9,711 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,663 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which undergraduate certificate 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.

Top 10 Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Waukesha County Technical College the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for engineering technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WCTC are $6,603 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Cincinnati State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

Cincinnati State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,090 in tuition and fees each year.

Cincinnati State also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#3

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of La Crosse, Western Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Western Technical College are $6,687 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Western Technical College is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#4

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ivy Tech Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ivy Tech Community College are $8,927 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Ivy Tech Community College also did well on our Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Cuyahoga Community College District helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering technologies schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Cleveland, Cuyahoga Community College District is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cuyahoga Community College District are $8,586 per year.

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Macomb Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Warren, Macomb Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Macomb Community College are $7,680 a year.

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Owens Community College

Perrysburg, OH

Owens Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Perrysburg, Owens State Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Owens State Community College are $9,782 per year.

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#8

Stark State College

North Canton, OH

With a ranking of #8, Stark State College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Stark State College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of North Canton.

Stark State College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,406 in tuition and fees each year.

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Lorain County Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering technologies students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Elyria, LCCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

LCCC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,405 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Akron Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Akron.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,880 per year.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 2,230
Michigan 2,201
Ohio 2,673
Illinois 1,478
Wisconsin 1,081

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 14 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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