2022 Best Value Colleges for Engineering Technology (Income $30-$48k) in Kentucky

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 in Kentucky For Those Making $30-$48k” 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 Kentucky, there were 85 engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Technology Schools in Kentucky For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality engineering technology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the engineering technology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Engineering Technology Schools in Kentucky For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Engineering Technology Schools in Kentucky For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for kentucky engineering technology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Engineering Technology (Income $30-$48k) in Kentucky

#1

Morehead State University

Morehead, Kentucky

#1 in overall quality

$11,086 Average Net Price

$35,450 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Engineering Technology Schools in Kentucky For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Morehead State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Morehead State University is a medium-sized school located in Morehead, Kentucky that handed out 48 ’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Morehead State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Engineering Technology Schools in Kentucky” list. It costs about $11,086 for Kentucky Engineering Technology students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Morehead State University.

Full Morehead State University Engineering Technology Report

#2

Murray State University

Murray, Kentucky

#2 in overall quality

$9,185 Average Net Price

$43,530 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Engineering Technology Schools in Kentucky For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Murray State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Murray, Kentucky, this medium-sized public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified ’s engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

Murray State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Engineering Technology Schools in Kentucky” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Murray State is $9,185 for Kentucky Engineering Technology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Murray State University Engineering Technology Report

• Best Value Colleges for Engineering Technology (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Colleges for Engineering Technology (Income $30-$48k)

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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