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2022 Best Value Pre-Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k

5 Ranked Colleges
1,882 Degrees Awarded
$11,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Pre-Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Pre-Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Pre-Engineering is the 314th most popular major in the country with 2,230 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,882 pre-engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Pre-Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in pre-engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality pre-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 pre-engineering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Pre-Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Pre-Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Pre-Engineering (Income $75-$110k)

#1

Tulsa Community College

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Pre-Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Tulsa Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Tulsa Community College is a fairly large school located in Tulsa, Oklahoma that handed out 85 associates’s pre-engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Tulsa Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Pre-Engineering Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Tulsa Community College is $10,064 for Associate Degree Pre-Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Pre-Engineering at Tulsa Community College

#2

Wake Technical Community College

Raleigh, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Pre-Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wake Technical Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 124 degrees to qualified associates’s pre-engineering students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree pre-engineering students whose families make $75-$110k list, Wake Technical Community College has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Pre-Engineering Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Wake Technical Community College is $10,683 for associate degree pre-engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Pre-Engineering at Wake Technical Community College

#3

Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Pre-Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Central New Mexico Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s pre-engineering degrees to 43 students in 2019-2020.

CNM also made our “Best Pre-Engineering Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for CNM is $7,646 for Associate Degree Pre-Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full CNM Pre-Engineering Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Pre-Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah Valley University landed the #4 spot on the list. Orem, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s pre-engineering degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.

UVU also made our “Best Pre-Engineering Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $12,141 for Associate Degree Pre-Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Utah Valley University.

Read full report on Pre-Engineering at UVU

#5

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, Utah
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Pre-Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Utah University landed the #5 spot on the list. Southern Utah University is a public institution located in Cedar City, Utah. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southern Utah University, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Pre-Engineering Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $15,496 for Associate Degree Pre-Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Southern Utah University.

Read full report on Pre-Engineering at Southern Utah University

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.

Credits

  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Rémi Kaupp.

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