2022 Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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In 2019-2020, 4,195 people earned their degree in general engineering technology, making the major the 155th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general engineering technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $49,903 and had an average of $20,609 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 565 general engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,350 and $21,000 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 63 general engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in general engineering technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general engineering technology programs that also have a lower cost than 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 general engineering technology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

Bellingham Technical College

Bellingham, Washington

#3 in overall quality

$6,787 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellingham Technical College landed the #1 spot on the list. Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute is located in Bellingham, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Bellingham Technical College is $6,787 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on General Engineering Technology at Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute

#2

Eastern Washington University

Cheney, Washington

#2 in overall quality

$8,473 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Washington University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Cheney, Washington, this fairly large public school awarded 60 degrees to qualified bachelors’s engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at EWU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $8,473 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend EWU.

Read full report on General Engineering Technology at EWU

#3

California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona, California

#1 in overall quality

$8,596 Average Net Price

$72,860 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State Polytechnic University - Pomona landed the #3 spot on the list. Cal Poly Pomona is a large school located in Pomona, California that handed out 1 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal Poly Pomona also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for California State Polytechnic University - Pomona is $8,596 for far western us region bachelor’s degree engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full California State Polytechnic University - Pomona General Engineering Technology Report

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering Technology (Income $0-$30k)

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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