2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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General Engineering is the 78th most popular major in the country with 11,925 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $66,152 and had an average of $20,077 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 2,718 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,108 and $18,564 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,055 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k”.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Northern Virginia Community College

Annandale, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$13,488 Average Net Price

$42,682 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Virginia Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Northern Virginia Community College is located in Annandale, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 183 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northern Virginia Community College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northern Virginia Community College is $13,488 for southeast region associate degree engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about General Engineering at Northern Virginia Community College

#2

Wake Technical Community College

Raleigh, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$10,683 Average Net Price

$37,748 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region 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 awarded 124 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

Wake Technical Community College also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $10,683 for southeast region associate degree engineering students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Wake Technical Community College.

Full Wake Technical Community College General Engineering Report

#3

Tidewater Community College

Norfolk, Virginia

#3 in overall quality

$12,288 Average Net Price

$26,353 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Tidewater Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Tidewater Community College is located in Norfolk, Virginia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 99 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tidewater Community College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $12,288 for southeast region associate degree engineering students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Tidewater Community College.

Read full report on General Engineering at Tidewater Community College

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $75-$110k)

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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