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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $75-$110k)

11 Ranked Colleges
2,961 Degrees Awarded
$12,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in general engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 11 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $75-$110k)

#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 $75-$110k list. This fairly large school is located in Kansas City, Missouri, and it awarded 36 associates’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MCC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $9,567 for Associate Degree Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Virginia Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k. Northern Virginia Community College is a public institution located in Annandale, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 183 associates’s 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 $13,488 for associate degree engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Northern Virginia Community College General Engineering Report

#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sinclair Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k list. This fairly large school is located in Dayton, Ohio, and it awarded 51 associates’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Sinclair Community College also made our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend Sinclair Community College is $7,895 for Associate Degree Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

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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 #4 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k list. Austin Community College District is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 81 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Austin Community College District did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Austin Community College District is $11,596 for associate degree engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Tidewater Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Tidewater Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Norfolk, Virginia. It awarded 99 associates’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Tidewater Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Tidewater Community College is $12,288 for associate degree engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#6

Monroe Community College

Rochester, New York
#9 in overall quality

Monroe Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. 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 yearly cost to attend Monroe Community College is $11,905 for Associate Degree Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Monroe Community College General Engineering Report

#5 in overall quality

Weber State University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Ogden, Utah, this large public school handed out 28 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

WSU also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $15,088 for associate degree engineering students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Weber State University.

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#8

Northwest Vista College

San Antonio, Texas
#10 in overall quality

Northwest Vista College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This fairly large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 14 associates’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwest Vista College also made our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10. The estimated yearly cost for Northwest Vista College is $10,407 for associate degree engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about General Engineering at Northwest Vista College

#9

Great Bay Community College

Portsmouth, New Hampshire
#3 in overall quality

Great Bay Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k list. Portsmouth, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Great Bay Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $19,420 for associate degree engineering students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Great Bay Community College.

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#10

Lake Superior State University

Sault Ste Marie, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

Lake Superior State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. 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.

In addition to being on our associate degree engineering students whose families make $75-$110k list, Lake Superior State University has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $16,656 for associate degree engineering students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Lake Superior State University.

Full Lake Superior State University General Engineering Report

#11

College of Staten Island CUNY

Staten Island, New York
#11 in overall quality

College of Staten Island CUNY ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k list. College of Staten Island CUNY is a fairly large school located in Staten Island, New York that handed out 6 associates’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

CSI also took the #11 spot in our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for CSI is $11,633 for Associate Degree Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

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

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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