2022 Best Value Other Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Other Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,736 people earned their degree in engineering technology (other), making the major the 205th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, engineering technology (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $50,047 and had an average of $23,481 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 79 engineering technology (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,400 and $30,750 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 43 engineering technology (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering technology (other). This ranking identifies schools with high-quality engineering technology (other) 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 (other) program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Other Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree other engineering tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Engineering Technology (Other) (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

#1 in overall quality

$8,783 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Other Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City landed the #1 spot on the list. OSU-OKC is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 associates’s other engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

OSU-OKC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Engineering Technology (Other) Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $8,783 for southwest region associate degree other engineering tech students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend OSU-OKC.

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#2

Northern Oklahoma College

Tonkawa, Oklahoma

#2 in overall quality

$8,969 Average Net Price

$46,087 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Oklahoma College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Northern Oklahoma College is located in Tonkawa, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 associates’s other engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

Northern Oklahoma College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Engineering Technology (Other) Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $8,969 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Other Engineering Tech students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Northern Oklahoma College.

Full Northern Oklahoma College Engineering Technology (Other) Report

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Engineering Technology (Other) (Income $48-$75k)

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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