2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 4,414 degrees and certificates were awarded to engineering technologies students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #16 most popular major in the state.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.
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 Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 23 schools in Texas 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.
Top 10 Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Lamar Institute of Technology to be the best value school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Texas. Lamar Institute of Technology is a small public school located in the midsize city of Beaumont.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lamar Institute of Technology are $2,844 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Jacinto Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. San Jacinto College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Pasadena.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at San Jacinto College are $3,240 a year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Amarillo College is a great value for engineering technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Amarillo, Amarillo College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Amarillo College are $3,168 per year.
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Out of the 23 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Lee College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Lee College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Baytown.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lee College are $3,882 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Lee College is ranked #5 for overall quality for engineering tech in Texas.
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Out of the 23 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Tyler Junior College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Tyler Junior College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tyler.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Tyler Junior College are $3,864 a year.
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Tarrant County College District ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Fort Worth, Tarrant County College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Tarrant County College are $3,402 a year.
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Navarro College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate engineering technologies programs. Located in the distant town of Corsicana, Navarro College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Navarro College are $4,508 a year.
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Laredo College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate engineering technologies programs. Located in the city of Laredo, Laredo College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Laredo College are $4,500 per year.
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Texas State Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate engineering technologies programs. TSTC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Waco.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at TSTC are $6,950 per year.
TSTC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas list.
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Lone Star College System ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in the midsize city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public college with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Harris Montgomery are $4,848 per year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 502 |
| New Mexico | 223 |
| Oklahoma | 687 |
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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 |
Most Popular Majors Related 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 23 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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