Engineering-Related Technologies isn't the most popular associate program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #135 in popularity out of 328 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Engineering-Related Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 54 associate degrees in engineering-related technologies during the 2020-2021 academic year.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of associate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their associate degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Major Focus - How much a school focuses on engineering-related technologies students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - How many other engineering-related technologies students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
Student Debt - How much debt engineering-related technologies students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized engineering-related technologies related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for engineering-related technologies students working on their associate degree.
More Ways to Rank Engineering-Related Technologies Schools
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Engineering-Related Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Engineering-Related Technologies in the Plains States Region
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in engineering-related technologies.
Top Plains States Region Schools for an Associate in Engineering-Related Tech
It is difficult to beat Southeast Technical College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in engineering-related technologies. Located in the rural area of Sioux Falls, Southeast Tech is a public college with a small student population.
Associate students who receive their degree from the engineering-related tech program make an average of $48,729 for their early career.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).