2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering Technology (Income $30-$48k) in Kentucky

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Kentucky, there were 85 general engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,500 and $22,192 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 7 general engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,847 and $34,311 respectively.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Tech Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $30-$48k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering Technology (Income $30-$48k) in Kentucky

#1

Murray State University

Murray, Kentucky

#1 in overall quality

$14,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Murray State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Murray, Kentucky, this medium-sized public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Murray State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Murray State University are $14,400, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Engineering Technology at Murray State

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering Technology (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General 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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