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2023 Best Value General Engineering Associate Degree Schools in New York

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$6,576 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,120 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Engineering Associate Degree School for You

With 617 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general engineering is the #100 most popular major in New York.

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value General Engineering Associate Degree Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in New York to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for engineering 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 General Engineering Associate Degree Schools in New York

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for engineering majors pursuing a associate degree.

Best New York Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in General Engineering

#1

Monroe Community College

Rochester, NY

Our analysis found Monroe Community College to be the best value school for general engineering students who want to pursue a associate degree in New York. Monroe Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Rochester.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Monroe Community College are $5,662 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, engineering graduates from Monroe Community College carry an average student debtload of $13,581.

Read full report on General Engineering at Monroe Community College

#2

College of Staten Island CUNY

Staten Island, NY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means College of Staten Island CUNY is a great value for general engineering students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Staten Island, CSI is a public college with a large student population.

CSI undergraduate students pay an average of $7,490 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full General Engineering at College of Staten Island CUNY Report

Best Value General Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value General Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 451
Maryland 787
New Jersey 252
District of Columbia 1

General Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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 Rémi Kaupp.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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