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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $30-$48k)

11 Ranked Colleges
2,961 Degrees Awarded
$7,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Engineering is the 83rd most popular major in the country with 9,411 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 2,961 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in general engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general engineering programs and cost less that 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 For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 11 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $30-$48k)

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. MCC is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 36 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

MCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City is $6,519 for associate degree engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about General Engineering at MCC

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Virginia Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Northern Virginia Community College is a large public school situated in Annandale, Virginia. It awarded 183 associates’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northern Virginia Community College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northern Virginia Community College is $8,818 for Associate Degree Engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Community College District. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Austin Community College District is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 81 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

Austin Community College District not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Austin Community College District is $4,362 for Associate Degree Engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on General Engineering at Austin Community College District

#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sinclair Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Sinclair Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Dayton, Ohio. It awarded 51 associates’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Sinclair Community College, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $3,113 for associate degree engineering students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Sinclair Community College.

Read more about General Engineering at Sinclair Community College

#5

Tidewater Community College

Norfolk, Virginia
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Tidewater Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Tidewater Community College is located in Norfolk, Virginia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 99 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our associate degree engineering students whose families make $30-$48k list, Tidewater Community College has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Tidewater Community College is $7,814 for associate degree engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Tidewater Community College General Engineering Report

#6

Monroe Community College

Rochester, New York
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Monroe Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Rochester, New York, and it awarded 50 associates’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Monroe Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Monroe Community College is $6,492 for Associate Degree Engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on General Engineering at Monroe Community College

#5 in overall quality

Weber State University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Weber State University is a large school located in Ogden, Utah that handed out 28 associates’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WSU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Weber State University is $10,980 for associate degree engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full WSU General Engineering Report

#8

Northwest Vista College

San Antonio, Texas
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Northwest Vista College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

Northwest Vista College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Northwest Vista College is $4,906 for Associate Degree Engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about General Engineering at Northwest Vista College

#9

Lake Superior State University

Sault Ste Marie, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

Lake Superior State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Lake Superior State University is a small school located in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan that handed out 2 associates’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lake Superior State University, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $9,640 for associate degree engineering students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Lake Superior State University.

Read full report on General Engineering at Lake Superior State University

#10

College of Staten Island CUNY

Staten Island, New York
#11 in overall quality

College of Staten Island CUNY ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. College of Staten Island CUNY is located in Staten Island, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

CSI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $5,436 for Associate Degree Engineering students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend CSI.

Full College of Staten Island CUNY General Engineering Report

#11

Great Bay Community College

Portsmouth, New Hampshire
#3 in overall quality

Great Bay Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Great Bay Community College is a small school located in Portsmouth, New Hampshire that handed out 5 associates’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Great Bay Community College also made our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Great Bay Community College is $19,219 for Associate Degree Engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about General Engineering at Great Bay Community College

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.

Credits

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