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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income Over $110k)

11 Ranked Colleges
2,961 Degrees Awarded
$13,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Making Over $110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Vallue Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Making Over $110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 9,411 people earned their degree in general engineering, making the major the 83rd most popular in the United States.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 2,961 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general engineering programs and 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 general engineering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 11 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income Over $110k)

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Making Over $110k list. MCC is a fairly large public school situated in Kansas City, Missouri. It awarded 36 associates’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

MCC also made our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend MCC is $7,066 for associate degree engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about General Engineering at Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Virginia Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in Annandale, Virginia, and it awarded 183 associates’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Northern Virginia Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Northern Virginia Community College is $10,005 for Associate Degree Engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

Read full report on General Engineering at Northern Virginia Community College

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin Community College District. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Making Over $110k. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school handed out 81 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree engineering students whose families make more than $110k list, Austin Community College District has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $6,861 for associate degree engineering students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Austin Community College District.

Read full report on General Engineering at Austin Community College District

#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sinclair Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Making Over $110k. This fairly large school is located in Dayton, Ohio, and it awarded 51 associates’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Sinclair Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Sinclair Community College is $4,208 for associate degree engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

Full Sinclair Community College General Engineering Report

#5

Tidewater Community College

Norfolk, Virginia
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tidewater Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Making Over $110k. This fairly large school is located in Norfolk, Virginia, and it awarded 99 associates’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Tidewater Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Tidewater Community College is $8,408 for associate degree engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about General Engineering at Tidewater Community College

#5 in overall quality

Weber State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Vallue Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Making Over $110k list. WSU is a public institution located in Ogden, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 28 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend WSU is $11,968 for associate degree engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

Read full report on General Engineering at Weber State University

#7

Great Bay Community College

Portsmouth, New Hampshire
#3 in overall quality

Great Bay Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Great Bay Community College is a public institution located in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Great Bay Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $16,847 for associate degree engineering students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Great Bay Community College.

Full Great Bay Community College General Engineering Report

#8

Monroe Community College

Rochester, New York
#9 in overall quality

Monroe Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #8. Monroe Community College is a fairly large school located in Rochester, New York that handed out 50 associates’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Monroe Community College also made our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9. The yearly cost to attend Monroe Community College is $6,830 for Associate Degree Engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about General Engineering at Monroe Community College

#9

Northwest Vista College

San Antonio, Texas
#10 in overall quality

Northwest Vista College did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #9. Northwest Vista College is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwest Vista College also made our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10. It costs about $5,413 for Associate Degree Engineering students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Northwest Vista College.

Read full report on General Engineering at Northwest Vista College

#10

Lake Superior State University

Sault Ste Marie, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Lake Superior State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Making Over $110k list. Lake Superior State University is a small school located in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan that handed out 2 associates’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Lake Superior State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $12,398 for Associate Degree Engineering students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Lake Superior State University.

Read more about General Engineering at Lake Superior State University

#11

College of Staten Island CUNY

Staten Island, New York
#11 in overall quality

College of Staten Island CUNY did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #11. This fairly large school is located in Staten Island, New York, and it awarded 6 associates’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

CSI also took the #11 spot in our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for College of Staten Island CUNY is $5,118 for associate degree engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

Full College of Staten Island CUNY General Engineering Report

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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