2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in New York

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in New York For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 9,411 people earned their degree in general engineering, making the major the 83rd most popular in the United States.

Across New York, there were 568 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 416 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,640 and $14,770 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in New York For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general engineering 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 general engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in New York For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new york associate degree engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in New York

#1

Monroe Community College

Rochester, New York

#1 in overall quality

$4,716 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in New York For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Monroe Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Rochester, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 50 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

Monroe Community College also made our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $4,716 for new york associate degree engineering students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Monroe Community College.

Read more about General Engineering at Monroe Community College

#2

College of Staten Island CUNY

Staten Island, New York

#2 in overall quality

$3,109 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Staten Island CUNY. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in New York For Those Making $0-$30k list. CSI is a fairly large school located in Staten Island, New York that handed out 6 associates’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

CSI also made our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend College of Staten Island CUNY is $3,109 for new york associate degree engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on General Engineering at College of Staten Island CUNY

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Engineering (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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