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2022 Best Value Automotive Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s

11 Ranked Colleges
370 Degrees Awarded
$18,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Automotive Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Automotive Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 1,170 people earned their degree in automotive engineering technology/technician, making the major the 451st most popular in the United States.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 370 automotive engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Automotive Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in automotive engineering technology/technician. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent automotive engineering technology/technician programs, but they also 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 automotive engineering technology/technician program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Automotive Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree automotive engineering tech students.

Top 11 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Automotive Engineering Technology

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Idaho. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Automotive Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s list. BYU - I is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rexburg, Idaho. The school has a large population, and it awarded 58 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

BYU - I did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Automotive Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend BYU - I is $7,167 for bachelor’s degree automotive engineering tech students.

The low student loan default rate of 3.2% 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 BYU - I Automotive Engineering Technology Report

#2

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ferris State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Automotive Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s. Big Rapids, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s automotive engineering tech degrees to 35 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree automotive engineering tech students list, Ferris has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Automotive Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Ferris State University is $12,889 for Bachelor’s Degree Automotive Engineering Tech students.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Automotive Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Carbondale, Illinois, and it awarded 112 bachelors’s automotive engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

SIUC also took the #3 spot in our “Best Automotive Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale is $16,945 for Bachelor’s Degree Automotive Engineering Tech students.

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#4

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pittsburg State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Automotive Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Pitt State is a medium-sized school located in Pittsburg, Kansas that handed out 33 bachelors’s automotive engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Pitt State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Automotive Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $14,436 for Bachelor’s Degree Automotive Engineering Tech students per year to attend Pittsburg State University.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Weber State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Automotive Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s. Weber State University is located in Ogden, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s automotive engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

WSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Automotive Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $11,968 for Bachelor’s Degree Automotive Engineering Tech students per year to attend WSU.

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#5 in overall quality

Minnesota State University - Mankato ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Automotive Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school situated in Mankato, Minnesota. It awarded 28 bachelors’s automotive engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Minnesota State Mankato also took the #5 spot in our “Best Automotive Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Minnesota State University - Mankato is $16,221 for bachelor’s degree automotive engineering tech students.

The low student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.

Read full report on Automotive Engineering Technology at Minnesota State Mankato

#7

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, Indiana
#9 in overall quality

Indiana State University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Automotive Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Indiana State University is located in Terre Haute, Indiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s automotive engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Indiana State, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Automotive Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $13,896 for bachelor’s degree automotive engineering tech students per year to attend Indiana State University.

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#8

Western Washington University

Bellingham, Washington
#8 in overall quality

Western Washington University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Automotive Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. WWU is a fairly large school located in Bellingham, Washington that handed out 9 bachelors’s automotive engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

WWU also made our “Best Automotive Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $16,529 for Bachelor’s Degree Automotive Engineering Tech students per year to attend Western Washington University.

The low student loan default rate of 2.7% 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 Western Washington University Automotive Engineering Technology Report

#11 in overall quality

Colorado State University - Pueblo came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Automotive Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a public institution located in Pueblo, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State University - Pueblo not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Automotive Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Colorado State University - Pueblo is $14,653 for Bachelor’s Degree Automotive Engineering Tech students.

Full Colorado State University - Pueblo Automotive Engineering Technology Report

#10

Pennsylvania College of Technology

Williamsport, Pennsylvania
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Pennsylvania College of Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Automotive Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Penn College is a small public school situated in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. It awarded 26 bachelors’s automotive engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree automotive engineering tech students list, Penn College has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Automotive Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $25,794 for bachelor’s degree automotive engineering tech students per year to attend Pennsylvania College of Technology.

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#11

Art Center College of Design

Pasadena, California
#1 in overall quality

Art Center College of Design ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Automotive Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Art Center College of Design is located in Pasadena, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 38 bachelors’s automotive engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

Art Center College of Design also made our “Best Automotive Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Art Center College of Design is $47,080 for Bachelor’s Degree Automotive Engineering Tech students.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%.

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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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