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2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for General Engineering Technology

31 Colleges
5,415,716 Bachelor's Degrees
$23,480 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Value General Engineering Technology School for You

Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for General Engineering TechnologyIn 2021-2022, N/A people earned their bachelor's in general engineering technology, making the major the #143 most popular in the United States.

This year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for General Engineering Technology ranking looked at 31 colleges that offer a bachelor's in engineering tech. Note that the phrase 'best value' does not mean the absolute lowest-priced. Instead, we are looking at those engineering tech schools that offer a high quality educational experience at a price lower than expected.

Average cost figures start with estimating tuition, fees, room and board, books, and other related expenses. We then subtract the average amount of financial aid that a student receives. You can use this as a gauge to estimate how much you may need to pay out of pocket to cover costs when financial aid isn't enough. Keep in mind that the net cost for you may be higher or lower, depending on your income and other factors.

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2024 Best Value General Engineering Technology Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best General Engineering Technology Colleges for the Money.

Top 10 Best Value General Engineering Technology Schools

1

Western Carolina University landed the #1 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value general engineering technology schools. Located in the town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public college with a fairly large student population. WCU also claimed a spot on our Best General Engineering Technology Schools list. It's in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at WCU is 4.4 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $16,291. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from WCU is $70,866. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.

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University of Central Missouri comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. UCM is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Warrensburg. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCM, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best General Engineering Technology Schools ranking.

The average student at UCM graduates in less than 4.5 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $20,835. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from UCM is $93,341. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.

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East Tennessee State University landed the #3 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value general engineering technology schools. ETSU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Johnson City.

It takes about 4.5 years for the average student at ETSU to complete their degree, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $28,279. This means that the average student pays around $126,973 to get a bachelor’s degree from ETSU. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.

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University of Memphis earned the #4 spot in our 2024 rankings. UofM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Memphis.

The average student at UofM graduates in less than 4.6 years, and it costs about $21,589 per year to attend the school. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the UofM is $98,662. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.

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Morehead State University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Morehead State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Morehead.

The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at Morehead State University is 4.4 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $19,151. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the Morehead State University is $84,839. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.

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Bemidji State University landed the #6 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value general engineering technology schools. Located in the town of Bemidji, Bemidji State University is a public college with a small student population.

The average student at Bemidji State University graduates in less than 4.5 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $15,936. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from Bemidji State University be around $71,234. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.

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Northern Illinois University earned the #7 spot in our 2024 rankings. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.

It takes about 4.6 years for the average student at NIU to complete their degree, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $20,624. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from NIU is $94,870. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.

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Kennesaw State University earned the #8 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public college with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, KSU Georgia also is in the top 15% of our Best General Engineering Technology Schools ranking.

The average student at KSU Georgia graduates in less than 4.8 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $29,748. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from KSU Georgia is about $143,980. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.

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Southwestern Oklahoma State University landed the #9 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value general engineering technology schools. SWOSU is a small public school located in the town of Weatherford.

It takes about 4.7 years for the average student at SWOSU to complete their degree, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $20,053. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the SWOSU is $94,851. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.

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University of Wisconsin - Stout comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. UW - Stout is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Menomonie.

It takes about 4.6 years for the average student at UW - Stout to complete their degree, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $21,682. This means that the average student pays around $99,954 to get a bachelor’s degree from UW - Stout. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.

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General Engineering Technology by Region

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General Engineering Technology is one of 18 different types of Engineering Technologies programs to choose from.

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*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

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