2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Technology Education

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Technology Education Schools for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 671 people earned their degree in technology education, making the major the 537th most popular in the United States.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 9 technology education graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great technology education programs and 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 technology education program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 Technology Education Schools for an Associate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Technology Education Schools for an Associate

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree technology education students.

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Technology Education

#1

University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande, Ohio

#1 in overall quality

$37,509 Average Net Price

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Technology Education Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rio Grande landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Rio Grande is located in Rio Grande, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 associates’s technology education degrees to qualified students.

University of Rio Grande not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Technology Education Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $37,509 for Associate Degree Technology Education students per year to attend University of Rio Grande.

Full University of Rio Grande Technology Education Report

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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