2022 Best Value Engineering-Related Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 Engineering-Related Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 884 people earned their degree in engineering-related technologies, making the major the 273rd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, engineering-related technologies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $55,300 and had an average of $12,619 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 79 engineering-related technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,300 and $12,619 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 36 engineering-related technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering-Related Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in engineering-related technologies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality engineering-related technologies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the engineering-related technologies 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 Engineering-Related Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering-Related Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 4 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Engineering-Related Technologies (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Bismarck State College

Bismarck, North Dakota

#2 in overall quality

$9,211 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Engineering-Related Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Bismarck State College landed the #1 spot on the list. Bismarck State College is a small public school situated in Bismarck, North Dakota. It awarded 4 associates’s engineering-related tech degrees in 2019-2020.

BSC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Engineering-Related Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for BSC is $9,211 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Engineering-Related Tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#2

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$12,200 Average Net Price

$57,770 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Engineering-Related Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Hennepin Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. Hennepin Technical College is a public institution located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Hennepin Technical College also made our “Best Engineering-Related Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Hennepin Technical College is $12,200 for plains states region associate degree engineering-related tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on Engineering-Related Technologies at Hennepin Technical College

#3

Des Moines Area Community College

Ankeny, Iowa

#4 in overall quality

$10,468 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Des Moines Area Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering-Related Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Des Moines Area Community College is a large public school situated in Ankeny, Iowa. It awarded 1 associates’s engineering-related tech degrees in 2019-2020.

DMACC also took the #4 spot in our “Best Engineering-Related Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Des Moines Area Community College is $10,468 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Engineering-Related Tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on Engineering-Related Technologies at DMACC

#4

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

#3 in overall quality

$14,785 Average Net Price

$47,846 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Engineering-Related Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Technical College landed the #4 spot on the list. Southeast Technical College is a small school located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota that handed out 9 associates’s engineering-related tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Southeast Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Engineering-Related Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Southeast Tech is $14,785 for plains states region associate degree engineering-related tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Engineering-Related Technologies at Southeast Tech

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Engineering-Related Technologies (Income $48-$75k)

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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