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2023 Best Value Colleges for Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology in the New England Region

7 Ranked Colleges
141 Degrees Awarded
$19,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Electrical Technology Schools in the New England Region

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 Electrical Technology Schools in the New England Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2020-2021, 6,321 people earned their degree in electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician, making the major the 173rd most popular in the United States.

Across the New England region, there were 141 electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Electrical Technology Schools in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician 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 Electrical Technology Schools in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Electrical Technology Schools in the New England Region.

Top 7 Best Value Colleges for Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology in the New England Region

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Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Electrical Technology Schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Maine Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in South Portland, Maine, and it awarded 19 ’s electrical technology degrees in 2020-2021.

SMCC also made our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Southern Maine Community College is $10,703 for new england region electrical technology students.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Electrical Technology Schools in the New England Region list. University of Massachusetts - Lowell is located in Lowell, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 ’s electrical technology degrees to qualified students.

UMass Lowell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Massachusetts - Lowell is $20,079 for New England Region Electrical Technology students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Electrical Technology Schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Maine is located in Orono, Maine and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 ’s electrical technology degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our new england region electrical technology students list, UMaine has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UMaine is $16,033 for New England Region Electrical Technology students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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Central Connecticut State University
New Britain, Connecticut

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Connecticut State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Electrical Technology Schools in the New England Region list. New Britain, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s electrical technology degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CCSU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for CCSU is $16,723 for New England Region Electrical Technology students.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Electrical Technology Schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Naugatuck Valley Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Naugatuck Valley Community College is a small school located in Waterbury, Connecticut that handed out 3 ’s electrical technology degrees in 2020-2021.

Naugatuck Valley Community College also made our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for Naugatuck Valley Community College is $7,162 for new england region electrical technology students.

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Wentworth Institute of Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Electrical Technology Schools in the New England Region ranking. This small school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 2 ’s electrical technology degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WIT, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Wentworth Institute of Technology is $35,307 for new england region electrical technology students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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University of Hartford
West Hartford, Connecticut

University of Hartford ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Electrical Technology Schools in the New England Region list. UHart is a private not-for-profit institution located in West Hartford, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 21 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UHart, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UHart is $28,712 for New England Region Electrical Technology students.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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