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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Engineering Technology in Ohio (With Aid)

6 Ranked Colleges
59 Degrees Awarded
$15,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in Ohio For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in Ohio For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Engineering Technology is the 155th most popular major in the country with 4,195 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Ohio, there were 171 general engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,400 and $23,857 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 59 general engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,171 and $20,046 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in Ohio For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general engineering technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general 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 general engineering technology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in Ohio For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in Ohio For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Engineering Technology in Ohio (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in Ohio For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Miami University - Hamilton landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Hamilton, Ohio, this small public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

Miami University - Hamilton did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in Ohio” list. The yearly cost to attend Miami University - Hamilton is $11,559 for Ohio Associate Degree Engineering Tech students with aid.

Read more about General Engineering Technology at Miami University - Hamilton

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wright State University - Lake Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in Ohio For Those Getting Aid list. Wright State University - Lake Campus is a public institution located in Celina, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our ohio associate degree engineering tech students with aid list, Wright State University - Lake Campus has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. It costs about $12,099 for Ohio Associate Degree Engineering Tech students with aid per year to attend Wright State University - Lake Campus.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Miami University - Middletown. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in Ohio For Those Getting Aid. Miami University - Middletown is a small public school situated in Middletown, Ohio. It awarded 1 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Miami University - Middletown also made our “Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in Ohio” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $14,630 for Ohio Associate Degree Engineering Tech students with aid per year to attend Miami University - Middletown.

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#4

University of Toledo

Toledo, Ohio
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Toledo. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in Ohio For Those Getting Aid. University of Toledo is a public institution located in Toledo, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Toledo also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. It costs about $17,630 for Ohio Associate Degree Engineering Tech students with aid per year to attend University of Toledo.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bowling Green State University - Firelands. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in Ohio For Those Getting Aid. BGSU-Firelands is a small public school situated in Huron, Ohio. It awarded 3 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

BGSU-Firelands also made our “Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in Ohio” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $13,951 for ohio associate degree engineering tech students with aid per year to attend Bowling Green State University - Firelands.

Read more about General Engineering Technology at BGSU-Firelands

#2 in overall quality

Ohio University - Athens Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in Ohio For Those Getting Aid ranking. OHIO Athens is a public institution located in Athens, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

OHIO Athens not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in Ohio” list. The estimated yearly cost for OHIO Athens is $22,906 for Ohio Associate Degree Engineering Tech students with aid.

Full Ohio University - Athens Campus General Engineering Technology Report

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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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