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2022 Best Value AE Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

8 Ranked Colleges
141 Degrees Awarded
$8,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value AE Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value AE Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Architectural Engineering Technology is the 228th most popular major in the country with 1,336 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, architectural engineering technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $49,833 and had an average of $22,511 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 407 architectural engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,600 and $21,765 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 141 architectural engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,508 and $17,812 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value AE Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in architectural engineering technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great architectural engineering technology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value AE Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value AE Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Architectural Engineering Technology (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Madison Area Technical College

Madison, Wisconsin
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Madison Area Technical College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value AE Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Madison Area Technical College is a fairly large school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 16 associates’s AE tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Madison College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $8,584 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree AE Tech students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Madison Area Technical College.

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#2

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ferris State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value AE Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Big Rapids, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s AE tech degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

Ferris also took the #2 spot in our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $10,521 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree AE Tech students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Ferris State University.

Read more about Architectural Engineering Technology at Ferris State University

#3

Western Technical College

La Crosse, Wisconsin

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Technical College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value AE Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Western Technical College is located in La Crosse, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 associates’s AE tech degrees to qualified students.

Western Technical College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Western Technical College is $7,938 for great lakes region associate degree ae tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Architectural Engineering Technology at Western Technical College

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value AE Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College landed the #4 spot on the list. NWTC is a public institution located in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 27 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NWTC also made our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $9,201 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree AE Tech students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend NWTC.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northcentral Technical College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value AE Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This medium-sized school is located in Wausau, Wisconsin, and it awarded 14 associates’s AE tech degrees in 2019-2020.

North Central Technical College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend North Central Technical College is $9,057 for great lakes region associate degree ae tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Architectural Engineering Technology at North Central Technical College

#8 in overall quality

Sinclair Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value AE Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. Sinclair Community College is located in Dayton, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 associates’s AE tech degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Sinclair Community College, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $3,113 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree AE Tech students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Sinclair Community College.

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#7

Purdue University Fort Wayne

Fort Wayne, Indiana
#6 in overall quality

Purdue University Fort Wayne came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value AE Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Purdue University Fort Wayne is a public institution located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

PFW also made our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend Purdue University Fort Wayne is $7,686 for great lakes region associate degree ae tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Purdue University Fort Wayne Architectural Engineering Technology Report

#8

Milwaukee Area Technical College

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
#7 in overall quality

Milwaukee Area Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value AE Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 3 associates’s AE tech degrees in 2019-2020.

MATC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $8,353 for great lakes region associate degree ae tech students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Milwaukee Area Technical College.

Full Milwaukee Area Technical College Architectural Engineering Technology Report

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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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