2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in New York

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in New York” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 New York, there were 611 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,250 and $15,000 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 455 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,640 and $14,770 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in New York” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general 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 general engineering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

More Ways to Rank General Engineering Schools

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 New York”.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in New York

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in New York.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Engineering in New York

#1

Monroe Community College

Rochester, New York

#1 in overall quality

$6,830 Average Net Price

$26,353 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Monroe Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in New York. Monroe Community College is a public institution located in Rochester, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 50 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Monroe Community College also made our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Monroe Community College is $6,830 for new york associate degree engineering students.

Read more about General Engineering at Monroe Community College

#2

College of Staten Island CUNY

Staten Island, New York

#2 in overall quality

$5,118 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Staten Island CUNY. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in New York list. CSI is located in Staten Island, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our new york associate degree engineering students list, CSI has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools in New York” ranking. The yearly cost to attend CSI is $5,118 for new york associate degree engineering students.

Read full report on General Engineering at College of Staten Island CUNY

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• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Engineering

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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