2022 Best Value AE Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 AE Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Architectural Engineering Technology is the 405th most popular major in the country with 1,336 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 30 architectural engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 26 architectural engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value AE Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in architectural engineering technology/technician. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality architectural engineering technology/technician programs that also have a lower cost than 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 architectural engineering technology/technician program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value AE Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree ae tech students.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Architectural Engineering Technology in the Plains States Region

#1

North Dakota State College of Science

Wahpeton, North Dakota

#2 in overall quality

$10,940 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State College of Science. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value AE Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. North Dakota State College of Science is located in Wahpeton, North Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 associates’s AE tech degrees to qualified students.

North Dakota State College of Science did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for North Dakota State College of Science is $10,940 for plains states region associate degree ae tech students.

Full North Dakota State College of Science Architectural Engineering Technology Report

#2

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

#3 in overall quality

$14,633 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeast Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value AE Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, this small public school handed out 13 degrees to qualified associates’s AE tech students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree ae tech students list, Southeast Tech has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southeast Technical College is $14,633 for plains states region associate degree ae tech students.

Full Southeast Tech Architectural Engineering Technology Report

#3

Ranken Technical College

Saint Louis, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$15,933 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value AE Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ranken Technical College landed the #3 spot on the list. Ranken Technical College is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 associates’s AE tech degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree ae tech students list, Ranken Technical College has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Ranken Technical College is $15,933 for Plains States Region Associate Degree AE Tech students.

Read more about Architectural Engineering Technology at Ranken Technical College

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Architectural Engineering Technology

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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