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2027 Best Value Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician Schools in Kansas

[Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician](/majors/engineering-technologies/mechanical-engineering-technology/automotive-engineering-technology-technician/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for automotive engineering technology/technician students.

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• Best Value Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician Schools in Kansas

2027 Best Value Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician Schools in Kansas

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the automotive engineering technology/technician degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician Schools

1

Pittsburg State University
Pittsburg, KS

$8,400 In-State Tuition & Fees

$25,000 Avg Student Debt

$50,579 Median Earnings (10yr)

Our analysis ranked Pittsburg State University the best value for a degree in automotive engineering technology/technician in Kansas. Pittsburg State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Pittsburg. In-state tuition and fees average $8,400, with out-of-state students paying around $19,744. Students borrow a median of $25,000 to complete the automotive engineering technology/technician program here. Early-career automotive engineering technology/technician graduates make about $57,234. That is a strong return on a $25,000 median debt. The acceptance rate is 89%.

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Mcpherson College
McPherson, KS

$37,146 In-State Tuition & Fees

$27,000 Avg Student Debt

$52,084 Median Earnings (10yr)

The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Mcpherson College earned it the #2 place for automotive engineering technology/technician. Set in the town of McPherson, Mcpherson College is a small private not-for-profit institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $37,146. Automotive Engineering Technology/technician graduates carry a median of $27,000 in student loans. Soon after graduation, automotive engineering technology/technician degree recipients from Mcpherson College generally make around $42,278. Set against $27,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 77%.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.