2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Engineering Technology is the 196th most popular major in the country with 4,056 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Southeast region, there were 1,759 engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 550 engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in engineering technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great engineering technology programs and 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 technology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree engineering technology students whose families make $0-$30k.
Top 11 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of West Florida. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. The University of West Florida is located in Pensacola, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 32 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
UWF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UWF is $4,140 for southeast region bachelor’s degree engineering technology students whose families make $0-$30k.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Carolina University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina, and it awarded 52 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree engineering technology students whose families make $0-$30k list, WCU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Western Carolina University is $9,188 for southeast region bachelor’s degree engineering technology students whose families make $0-$30k.
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Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Middle Tennessee State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Middle Tennessee State University is a large school located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee that handed out 47 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Middle Tennessee State University, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $8,919 for southeast region bachelor’s degree engineering technology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Middle Tennessee State University.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tennessee Technological University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Cookeville, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to 62 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tennessee Tech University, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $11,641 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Technology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Tennessee Tech University.
The low student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Tennessee State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. East Tennessee State University is located in Johnson City, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 54 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
ETSU also took the #7 spot in our “Best Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $10,632 for southeast region bachelor’s degree engineering technology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend East Tennessee State University.
Morehead State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Morehead State University is located in Morehead, Kentucky and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 45 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
Morehead State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Morehead State University is $10,029 for southeast region bachelor’s degree engineering technology students whose families make $0-$30k.
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Southeastern Louisiana University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Hammond, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.
Southeastern also made our “Best Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for Southeastern is $10,360 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Technology students whose families make $0-$30k.
Kennesaw State University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Kennesaw State University is a public institution located in Kennesaw, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 65 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
KSU Georgia also took the #1 spot in our “Best Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Kennesaw State University is $13,975 for southeast region bachelor’s degree engineering technology students whose families make $0-$30k.
Full Kennesaw State University Engineering Technology Report
University of Memphis landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. University of Memphis is a public institution located in Memphis, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UofM also made our “Best Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #9. The estimated yearly cost for University of Memphis is $10,256 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Technology students whose families make $0-$30k.
University of West Alabama landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. University of West Alabama is a medium-sized public school situated in Livingston, Alabama. It awarded 15 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.
University of West Alabama also made our “Best Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #10. The yearly cost to attend University of West Alabama is $14,254 for southeast region bachelor’s degree engineering technology students whose families make $0-$30k.
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Grambling State University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. GSU is a public institution located in Grambling, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 46 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
GSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Grambling State University is $17,250 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Technology students whose families make $0-$30k.
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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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