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

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across the Southeast region, there were 2,232 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 614 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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 general engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Northern Virginia Community College

Annandale, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$13,488 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Virginia Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Northern Virginia Community College is a large public school situated in Annandale, Virginia. It awarded 183 associates’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Northern Virginia Community College also made our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Northern Virginia Community College is $13,488 for southeast region associate degree engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Northern Virginia Community College General Engineering Report

#2

Tidewater Community College

Norfolk, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$12,288 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tidewater Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. 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 also made our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Tidewater Community College is $12,288 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about General Engineering at Tidewater Community College

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

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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