2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Engineering Technology (Other) in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Getting Aid” 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in engineering technology (other). The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great engineering technology (other) 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 engineering technology (other) program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The other engineering tech school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Other Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Other Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree other engineering tech students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Engineering Technology (Other) in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

#1 in overall quality

$6,753 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City landed the #1 spot on the list. Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City is a public institution located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU-OKC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Engineering Technology (Other) Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for OSU-OKC is $6,753 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Other Engineering Tech students with aid.

Full OSU-OKC Engineering Technology (Other) Report

#2

Northern Oklahoma College

Tonkawa, Oklahoma

#2 in overall quality

$7,474 Average Net Price

$46,087 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Other Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Oklahoma College landed the #2 spot on the 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Engineering Technology (Other) Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Northern Oklahoma College is $7,474 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Other Engineering Tech students with aid.

Read full report on Engineering Technology (Other) at Northern Oklahoma College

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Engineering Technology (Other) (With Aid)

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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