2023 Best Value Engineering Associate Degree Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Engineering Associate Degree School for You
With 198,468 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, engineering is the #7 most popular major in the United States.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.
The Best Value Engineering Associate Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the United States 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. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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Our analysis found Wake Technical Community College to be the best value school for engineering students who want to pursue a associate degree in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Raleigh, Wake Technical Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Wake Technical Community College are $8,912 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Wake Technical Community College also did well on our Best Engineering Associate Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Out of the 18 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Lancaster, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology are $8,450 per year.
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering Associate Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Austin Community College District. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Associate Degree Schools list. Austin Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.
Austin Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $10,590 in tuition and fees each year.
Austin Community College District also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering Associate Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Embry-Riddle Worldwide are $10,748 per year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Monroe Community College is a great value for engineering students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Rochester, Monroe Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Monroe Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,368 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #6, Rasmussen University - North Dakota did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rasmussen University - North Dakota are $11,847 per year.
Rasmussen University - North Dakota also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering Associate Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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Rasmussen University - Florida ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Associate Degree Schools list. Rasmussen University - Florida is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the small city of Ocala.
Rasmussen University - Florida undergraduate students pay an average of $13,635 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Rasmussen University - Florida also did well on our Best Engineering Associate Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #8, Portland Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Portland, Portland Community College is a public school with a very large student population.
Portland Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,670 in tuition and fees each year.
Portland Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Engineering Associate Degree Schools list.
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Rasmussen University - Minnesota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a small private for-profit school located in the city of St. Cloud.
Rasmussen University - Minnesota undergraduate students pay an average of $13,558 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Rasmussen University - Minnesota is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Engineering Associate Degree Schools list.
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University of Wisconsin - Platteville ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the town of Platteville, UW - Platteville is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
UW - Platteville undergraduate students pay an average of $16,483 in tuition and fees each year.
UW - Platteville excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Engineering Associate Degree Schools list.
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| Computer & Information Sciences | 254,454 |
| Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 177,778 |
| Engineering Technologies | 85,188 |
| Mathematics & Statistics | 52,396 |
| Physical Sciences | 50,306 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 18 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).
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