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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Engineering Technology (Other) (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

5 Ranked Colleges
100 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Other Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,736 people earned their degree in engineering technology (other), making the major the 205th most popular in the United States. 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.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 450 engineering technology (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,000 and $25,000 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 100 engineering technology (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,508 and $17,812 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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 engineering technology (other) program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Other Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Engineering Technology (Other) (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Cuyahoga Community College District landed the #1 spot on the list. Cuyahoga Community College District is a fairly large school located in Cleveland, Ohio that handed out 24 associates’s other engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Cuyahoga Community College District not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Engineering Technology (Other) Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Cuyahoga Community College District is $7,215 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Other Engineering Tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on Engineering Technology (Other) at Cuyahoga Community College District

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Cincinnati State Technical and Community College is a medium-sized school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 3 associates’s other engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Cincinnati State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Engineering Technology (Other) Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $7,808 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Other Engineering Tech students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Cincinnati State.

Full Cincinnati State Engineering Technology (Other) Report

#3

Grand Rapids Community College

Grand Rapids, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Rapids Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Other Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Grand Rapids Community College is a public institution located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Grand Rapids Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Engineering Technology (Other) Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Grand Rapids Community College is $10,055 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Other Engineering Tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Grand Rapids Community College Engineering Technology (Other) Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bowling Green State University - Firelands. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Other Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Bowling Green State University - Firelands is located in Huron, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 55 associates’s other engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

BGSU-Firelands not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Engineering Technology (Other) Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for BGSU-Firelands is $15,529 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Other Engineering Tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full BGSU-Firelands Engineering Technology (Other) Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Akron Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Akron, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s other engineering tech degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

University of Akron Main Campus also took the #5 spot in our “Best Engineering Technology (Other) Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Akron Main Campus is $18,630 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Other Engineering Tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Engineering Technology (Other) at University of Akron Main Campus

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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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