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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology in the New England Region

6 Ranked Colleges
78 Degrees Awarded
$24,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England 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 Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 6,597 people earned their degree in electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician, making the major the 153rd most popular in the United States.

Across the New England region, there were 190 electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 78 electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology in the New England Region

#1

Central Connecticut State University

New Britain, Connecticut
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Connecticut State University landed the #1 spot on the list. CCSU is a public institution located in New Britain, Connecticut. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree electrical technology students list, CCSU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Central Connecticut State University is $16,158 for new england region bachelor’s degree electrical technology students.

Full Central Connecticut State University Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Report

#2

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Orono, Maine, this fairly large public school handed out 20 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s electrical technology students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMaine, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $17,558 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Electrical Technology students per year to attend UMaine.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UMaine Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Lowell, Massachusetts, this fairly large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s electrical technology students in 2019-2020.

UMass Lowell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $19,119 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Electrical Technology students per year to attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology at University of Massachusetts - Lowell

#4

Wentworth Institute of Technology

Boston, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wentworth Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s electrical technology degrees in 2019-2020.

WIT also made our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for WIT is $36,113 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Electrical Technology students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Wentworth Institute of Technology Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Report

#5

University of Hartford

West Hartford, Connecticut
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hartford. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. This medium-sized school is located in West Hartford, Connecticut, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s electrical technology degrees in 2019-2020.

UHart also made our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $28,541 for new england region bachelor’s degree electrical technology students per year to attend UHart.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology at UHart

#6

Johnson & Wales University - Providence

Providence, Rhode Island
#6 in overall quality

Johnson & Wales University - Providence did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #6. This medium-sized school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s electrical technology degrees in 2019-2020.

JWU Providence also made our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $26,775 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Electrical Technology students per year to attend Johnson & Wales University - Providence.

Read more about Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology at Johnson & Wales University - Providence

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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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