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2022 Best Value Engineering-Related Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
40 Degrees Awarded
$8,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Engineering-Related Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Engineering-Related Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Engineering-Related Technologies is the 273rd most popular major in the country with 884 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, engineering-related technologies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $55,300 and had an average of $12,619 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 131 engineering-related technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 40 engineering-related technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,508 and $17,812 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering-Related Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering-related technologies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent engineering-related technologies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the engineering-related technologies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Engineering-Related Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region associate degree engineering-related tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

#1

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, Michigan
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Engineering-Related Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Ferris State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Ferris State University is a public institution located in Big Rapids, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region associate degree engineering-related tech students whose families make $0-$30k list, Ferris has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Engineering-Related Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Ferris is $7,207 for great lakes region associate degree engineering-related tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#2

Vincennes University

Vincennes, Indiana
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vincennes University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering-Related Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Vincennes University is located in Vincennes, Indiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 associates’s engineering-related tech degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Vincennes University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Engineering-Related Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Vincennes University is $8,729 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Engineering-Related Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#3

Stark State College

North Canton, Ohio
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Engineering-Related Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Stark State College landed the #3 spot on the list. Stark State College is a public institution located in North Canton, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Stark State College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Engineering-Related Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Stark State College is $6,491 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Engineering-Related Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#4

Bay de Noc Community College

Escanaba, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bay de Noc Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering-Related Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Bay de Noc Community College is a public institution located in Escanaba, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Bay College also took the #5 spot in our “Best Engineering-Related Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Bay College is $6,419 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Engineering-Related Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Akron Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Engineering-Related Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Akron Main Campus is located in Akron, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 associates’s engineering-related tech degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Akron Main Campus, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Engineering-Related Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Akron Main Campus is $14,816 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Engineering-Related Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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