2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 200,458 engineering students received their degree, making the major the 6th most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $64,888 and had an average of $23,564 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 40,264 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,596 and $23,814 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,177 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 $0-$30k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great 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 engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Wake Technical Community College

Raleigh, North Carolina

#3 in overall quality

$4,607 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 #1 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. 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 #3 spot in our “Best Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Wake Technical Community College is $4,607 for southeast region associate degree engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Engineering at Wake Technical Community College

#2

Northern Virginia Community College

Annandale, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$8,175 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Virginia Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Northern Virginia Community College is a large school located in Annandale, Virginia that handed out 183 associates’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Northern Virginia Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $8,175 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Northern Virginia Community College.

Full Northern Virginia Community College Engineering Report

#3

Tidewater Community College

Norfolk, Virginia

#4 in overall quality

$6,721 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tidewater Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in Norfolk, Virginia, and it awarded 99 associates’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, Tidewater Community College has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $6,721 for southeast region associate degree engineering students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Tidewater Community College.

Read more about Engineering at Tidewater Community College

#4

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide

Daytona Beach, Florida

#2 in overall quality

$17,756 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide landed the #4 spot on the list. Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a private not-for-profit institution located in Daytona Beach, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 31 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Embry-Riddle Worldwide, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $17,756 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Embry-Riddle Worldwide.

The low student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide Engineering Report

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $0-$30k)

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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