2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Alabama
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, engineering technologies students earned 2,165 degrees and certificates from an Alabama school, making the subject the 8th in the state.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Alabama to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Alabama to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for engineering tech students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Alabama Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Engineering Technologies
Our 2023 rankings named Jefferson State Community College the best value school in Alabama for engineering technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Jeff State is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham.
Jeff State undergraduate students pay an average of $4,920 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, Jeff State is ranked #5 for overall quality for engineering tech in Alabama.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Wallace State Community College, Hanceville helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering technologies schools in Alabama. Wallace State, Hanceville is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Hanceville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Wallace State, Hanceville are $4,860 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Remington College - Mobile Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. Remington College - Mobile Campus is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Mobile.
Remington College - Mobile Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $17,773 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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North Carolina | 2,073 |
West Virginia | 451 |
Mississippi | 799 |
South Carolina | 814 |
Florida | 1,539 |
Virginia | 938 |
Arkansas | 815 |
Kentucky | 843 |
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 |
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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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Engineering Tech
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 3 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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