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2022 Best Value Welding Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k

5 Ranked Colleges
59 Degrees Awarded
$17,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Welding Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k

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 Welding Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Welding Engineering Technology is the 865th most popular major in the country with 274 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 59 welding engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Welding Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in welding engineering technology/technician. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great welding engineering technology/technician programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the welding engineering technology/technician program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Welding Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Welding Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree welding engineering tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Welding Engineering Technology (Income $30-$48k)

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pellissippi State Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Welding Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school awarded 19 degrees to qualified associates’s welding engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree welding engineering tech students whose families make $30-$48k list, Pellissippi State Community College has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Welding Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Pellissippi State Community College is $5,642 for associate degree welding engineering tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Welding Engineering Technology at Pellissippi State Community College

#2

Mitchell Technical College

Mitchell, South Dakota
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Welding Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Mitchell Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. Mitchell Technical College is located in Mitchell, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 associates’s welding engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

Mitchell Tech also made our “Best Welding Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Mitchell Technical College is $10,566 for associate degree welding engineering tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Welding Engineering Technology at Mitchell Technical College

#3

Great Basin College

Elko, Nevada
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Welding Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Great Basin College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Elko, Nevada, and it awarded 4 associates’s welding engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Great Basin College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Welding Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $7,157 for associate degree welding engineering tech students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Great Basin College.

Read full report on Welding Engineering Technology at Great Basin College

#4

New England Institute of Technology

East Greenwich, Rhode Island
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New England Institute of Technology. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Welding Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k. This small school is located in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, and it awarded 14 associates’s welding engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at New England Tech, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Welding Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend New England Tech is $28,514 for Associate Degree Welding Engineering Tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.

Full New England Tech Welding Engineering Technology Report

#5

University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande, Ohio
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rio Grande. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Welding Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Rio Grande is located in Rio Grande, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 associates’s welding engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

University of Rio Grande did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Welding Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $36,801 for Associate Degree Welding Engineering Tech students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Rio Grande.

Read more about Welding Engineering Technology at University of Rio Grande

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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%.

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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