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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Technology (Other) (Income $0-$30k)

8 Ranked Colleges
272 Degrees Awarded
$26,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Other Engineering Tech Schools for a Master's For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Other Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Engineering Technology (Other) is the 205th most popular major in the country with 1,736 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, engineering technology (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $50,047 and had an average of $23,481 in loans still to pay off.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 272 engineering technology (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in engineering technology (other). Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent engineering technology (other) programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the engineering technology (other) program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Other Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree other engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Technology (Other) (Income $0-$30k)

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Other Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the #1 spot on the list. Northwestern University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Evanston, Illinois. It awarded 100 masters’s other engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwestern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Engineering Technology (Other) Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567.

Full Northwestern University Engineering Technology (Other) Report

#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. UF is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 5 masters’s other engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

UF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Engineering Technology (Other) Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Engineering Technology (Other) at University of Florida

#3

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Other Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Purdue University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in West Lafayette, Indiana. It awarded 34 masters’s other engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Purdue also made our “Best Engineering Technology (Other) Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue are $28,794, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Engineering Technology (Other) at Purdue University - Main Campus

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Other Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #4 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s other engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Engineering Technology (Other) Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Engineering Technology (Other) at ASU - Tempe

#5

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Other Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a large school located in Charlotte, North Carolina that handed out 16 masters’s other engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Charlotte also took the #3 spot in our “Best Engineering Technology (Other) Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Charlotte are $21,055.

Full UNC Charlotte Engineering Technology (Other) Report

University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s other engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

UNL also made our “Best Engineering Technology (Other) Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska - Lincoln are $19,513.

Read more about Engineering Technology (Other) at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

#7

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#7 in overall quality

Kansas State University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Other Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Kansas State University is a public institution located in Manhattan, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State also made our “Best Engineering Technology (Other) Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Other Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This large school is located in Scottsdale, Arizona, and it awarded 4 masters’s other engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Skysong also made our “Best Engineering Technology (Other) Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Skysong are $6,724, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Engineering Technology (Other) at ASU - Skysong

#8

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, Alabama
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Jacksonville State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Other Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Jacksonville State University is a medium-sized school located in Jacksonville, Alabama that handed out 6 masters’s other engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Jacksonville State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Engineering Technology (Other) Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Jacksonville State University are $20,200.

Read more about Engineering Technology (Other) at Jacksonville State University

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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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