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2023 Best Value General Engineering Technology Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$17,952 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$58,632 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Engineering Technology School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general engineering technology was ranked #216 in the country. In fact 255 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value General Engineering Technology Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Plains States Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for engineering tech students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value General Engineering Technology Schools in the Plains States Region

Check out the engineering tech programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality in General Engineering Technology

$16,815 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Central Missouri the best value school in the Plains States Region for general engineering technology students. Located in the distant town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UCM undergraduate students pay an average of $16,815 in tuition and fees each year.

Full General Engineering Technology at University of Central Missouri Report

#2

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS
$19,088 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pittsburg State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Engineering Technology Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the distant town of Pittsburg, Pitt State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Pitt State undergraduate students pay an average of $19,088 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on General Engineering Technology at Pittsburg State University

Best General Engineering Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best general engineering technology colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1
Kansas 20

More General Engineering Technology Rankings in the Plains States Region

One of 16 majors within the area of study, general engineering technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering-Related Fields 4,838
Quality Control Technology 736
Industrial Production Technology 440
Engineering Technology (Other) 288
Construction Engineering Technology 264

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KUKA Systems GmbH.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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