2022 Best Value Pre-Engineering Schools for an Associate

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In 2019-2020, 2,230 people earned their degree in pre-engineering, making the major the 314th most popular in the United States.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Pre-Engineering Schools for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Pre-Engineering Schools for an Associate

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree pre-engineering students.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Pre-Engineering

#1

Tulsa Community College

Tulsa, Oklahoma

#1 in overall quality

$6,078 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulsa Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Pre-Engineering Schools for an Associate list. Located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this fairly large public school handed out 85 diplomas to qualified associates’s pre-engineering students 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. It costs about $6,078 for associate degree pre-engineering students per year to attend Tulsa Community College.

Read more about Pre-Engineering at Tulsa Community College

#2

Wake Technical Community College

Raleigh, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$6,876 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wake Technical Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Pre-Engineering Schools for an Associate. Wake Technical Community College is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 124 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Wake Technical Community College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Pre-Engineering Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $6,876 for associate degree pre-engineering students per year to attend Wake Technical Community College.

Read more about Pre-Engineering at Wake Technical Community College

#3

Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#3 in overall quality

$3,429 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central New Mexico Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Pre-Engineering Schools for an Associate list. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 43 associates’s pre-engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

CNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Pre-Engineering Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for CNM is $3,429 for associate degree pre-engineering students.

Read full report on Pre-Engineering at Central New Mexico Community College

#4

Utah Valley University

Orem, Utah

#4 in overall quality

$9,159 Average Net Price

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Pre-Engineering Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah Valley University landed the #4 spot on the list. Utah Valley University is a large school located in Orem, Utah that handed out 27 associates’s pre-engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UVU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Pre-Engineering Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend UVU is $9,159 for associate degree pre-engineering students.

Read more about Pre-Engineering at UVU

#5

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, Utah

#5 in overall quality

$14,285 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Utah University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Pre-Engineering Schools for an Associate. Southern Utah University is a fairly large public school situated in Cedar City, Utah. It awarded 1 associates’s pre-engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Southern Utah University also made our “Best Pre-Engineering Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $14,285 for associate degree pre-engineering students 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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