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2022 Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

10 Ranked Colleges
210 Degrees Awarded
$16,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Engineering Technology is the 155th most popular major in the country with 4,195 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general engineering technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $49,903 and had an average of $20,609 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 628 general engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,610 and $21,112 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 210 general engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,508 and $17,812 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general engineering technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general engineering technology programs and cost less that 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 general engineering technology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 10 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Engineering Technology (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kalamazoo Valley Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Kalamazoo Valley Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It awarded 54 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Kalamazoo Valley Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Kalamazoo Valley Community College is $8,977 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Engineering Tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#1 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Miami University - Hamilton landed the #2 spot on the list. Miami University - Hamilton is a small school located in Hamilton, Ohio that handed out 9 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Miami University - Hamilton not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Miami University - Hamilton is $14,239 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Engineering Tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wright State University - Lake Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Wright State University - Lake Campus is a small public school situated in Celina, Ohio. It awarded 12 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region associate degree engineering tech students whose families make $75-$110k list, Wright State University - Lake Campus has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $14,557 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Engineering Tech students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Wright State University - Lake Campus.

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#4

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, Indiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ivy Tech Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it awarded 30 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Ivy Tech Community College also took the #7 spot in our “Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Ivy Tech Community College is $11,669 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Engineering Tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami University - Middletown. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This small school is located in Middletown, Ohio, and it awarded 1 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Miami University - Middletown also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $16,927 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Engineering Tech students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Miami University - Middletown.

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#6

University of Toledo

Toledo, Ohio
#3 in overall quality

University of Toledo came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. University of Toledo is located in Toledo, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 associates’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Toledo, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $19,504 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Engineering Tech students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Toledo.

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#8 in overall quality

Bowling Green State University - Firelands did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #7. Bowling Green State University - Firelands is a small school located in Huron, Ohio that handed out 3 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

BGSU-Firelands did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Bowling Green State University - Firelands is $16,954 for great lakes region associate degree engineering tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#8

Mid Michigan College

Harrison, Michigan

Mid Michigan College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This small school is located in Harrison, Michigan, and it awarded 2 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Mid Michigan College also made our “Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #9. It costs about $12,350 for great lakes region associate degree engineering tech students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Mid Michigan College.

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#2 in overall quality

Ohio University - Athens Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. OHIO Athens is a large school located in Athens, Ohio that handed out 1 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OHIO Athens, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $25,039 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Engineering Tech students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus.

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#10

Morrison Institute of Technology

Morrison, Illinois

Morrison Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #10. This small school is located in Morrison, Illinois, and it awarded 36 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Morrison Institute of Technology, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Morrison Institute of Technology is $24,359 for great lakes region associate degree engineering tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

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.

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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%.

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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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