2024 Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
2Colleges in the Plains States Region
46Associate Degrees
If you plan on getting your associate degree in general engineering technology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #74 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for general engineering technology students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 46 associate degrees in general engineering technology to qualified students.
To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their associate degree from the school. After all, your associate degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general engineering technology students as compared to other majors.
Major Demand - The number of general engineering technology students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
Student Debt - How much debt general engineering technology students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general engineering technology related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general engineering technology students working on their associate degree.
The engineering tech school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region.
Best Schools for Associate Students to Study General Engineering Technology in the Plains States Region
Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for general engineering technology students seeking a an associate degree.
Top Plains States Region Schools for an Associate in Engineering Tech
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).