2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Engineering Technology (Income $75-$110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Middle Atlantic 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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 394 general engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,500 and $24,742 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 15 general engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,733 and $16,201 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general engineering technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general engineering technology 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 general engineering technology 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic 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 Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Engineering Technology (Income $75-$110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$19,921 Average Net Price

$89,746 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Edinboro is located in Edinboro, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 associates’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

Edinboro did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Edinboro University of Pennsylvania is $19,921 for middle atlantic region associate degree engineering tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Edinboro General Engineering Technology Report

#2

SUNY Canton

Canton, New York

#2 in overall quality

$16,928 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Canton. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. SUNY Canton is a small public school situated in Canton, New York. It awarded 2 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Canton did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for SUNY Canton is $16,928 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Engineering Tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

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• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Engineering Technology (Income $75-$110k)

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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