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2022 Best Value Engineering-Related Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

5 Ranked Colleges
40 Degrees Awarded
$9,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Engineering-Related Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Engineering-Related Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 $30-$48k” 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the engineering-related technologies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Engineering-Related Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering-Related Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

#1

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, Michigan
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ferris State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Engineering-Related Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Big Rapids, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering-related tech degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

Ferris also made our “Best Engineering-Related Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Ferris State University is $10,521 for great lakes region associate degree engineering-related tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

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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 $30-$48k list. Vincennes, Indiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering-related tech degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

Vincennes University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Engineering-Related Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $9,522 for great lakes region associate degree engineering-related tech students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Vincennes University.

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#3

Stark State College

North Canton, Ohio
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stark State College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering-Related Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. North Canton, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering-related tech degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Stark State College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Engineering-Related Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Stark State College is $4,978 for great lakes region associate degree engineering-related tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

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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 $30-$48k list. Escanaba, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering-related tech degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region associate degree engineering-related tech students whose families make $30-$48k list, Bay College has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Engineering-Related Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Bay College is $8,376 for great lakes region associate degree engineering-related tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

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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 $30-$48k. Akron, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering-related tech degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

University of Akron Main Campus also took the #2 spot in our “Best Engineering-Related Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $15,803 for great lakes region associate degree engineering-related tech students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Akron Main Campus.

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Notes and References

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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