2022 Best Value CE Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid

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Computer Engineering is the 60th most popular major in the country with 16,932 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, computer engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $68,762 and had an average of $25,829 in loans still to pay off.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 90 computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value CE Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer engineering programs that also have a lower cost than 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 computer engineering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value CE Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree ce students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer Engineering (With Aid)

#1

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$8,108 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value CE Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid. This small school is located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 15 associates’s CE degrees in 2019-2020.

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Computer Engineering Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is $8,108 for Associate Degree CE students with aid.

Full Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology Computer Engineering Report

#2

Vermont Technical College

Randolph, Vermont

#2 in overall quality

$20,684 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vermont Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value CE Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Randolph, Vermont, this small public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s CE students in 2019-2020.

Vermont Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Computer Engineering Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $20,684 for Associate Degree CE students with aid per year to attend Vermont Tech.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Computer Engineering at Vermont Technical College

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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