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2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Master's Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

124 Colleges
$14,317 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$83,157 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Master's Degree School for You

Engineering Technologies is the #20 most popular major in the country with 7,672 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Engineering Technologies Master's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 124 schools in the United States to see which master's degree 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

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

Top 15% Best Engineering Technologies Master's Degree Schools

#1

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

Our analysis found Columbia Southern University to be the best value school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Located in the fringe town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Columbia Southern University are $4,035 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Illinois State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a very large student population.

Illinois State graduate students pay an average of $11,773 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Illinois State also did well on our Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Fort Wayne, Trine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Trine are $10,350 a year.

Trine excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Public University System. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at American Military University are $7,050 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools list. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the city of Mankato.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Minnesota State Mankato is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools list.

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The University of Findlay landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree engineering technologies programs. Located in the town of Findlay, Findlay is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Findlay are $18,456 per year.

Findlay also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at North Dakota State University are $12,028 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, North Dakota State University is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools list.

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Northern Illinois University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NIU are $11,390 per year.

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Eastern Kentucky University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools list. Eastern is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Richmond.

Eastern graduate students pay an average of $13,800 in tuition and fees each year.

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Western Illinois University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools list. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.

WIU graduate students pay an average of $12,182 in tuition and fees each year.

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#11

Morehead State University

Morehead, KY

Morehead State University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree engineering technologies programs. Located in the remote town of Morehead, Morehead State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Morehead State University graduate students pay an average of $10,557 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Wisconsin - Stout landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree engineering technologies programs. Located in the distant town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW - Stout are $17,213 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW - Stout also is in the top 20% of our Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools ranking.

Full Engineering Technologies at University of Wisconsin - Stout Report

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering technologies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Daytona Beach.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Embry-Riddle Worldwide are $8,936 a year.

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#14

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

Saint Cloud State University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools list. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.

St. Cloud State University graduate students pay an average of $13,412 in tuition and fees each year.

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#15

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, GA

Kennesaw State University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree engineering technologies programs. KSU Georgia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Kennesaw.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at KSU Georgia are $21,174 a year.

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With a ranking of #16, Purdue University Northwest did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering technologies students working on their master’s degree. Purdue Northwest is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Hammond.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Purdue Northwest are $11,356 a year.

Full Engineering Technologies at Purdue University Northwest Report

#17

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

University of Dayton ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools list. UDayton is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Dayton.

UDayton graduate students pay an average of $18,140 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UDayton is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools list.

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California State University - Northridge came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a very large student population.

CSUN graduate students pay an average of $17,981 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Engineering Technologies at California State University - Northridge Report

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great value schools for Engineering Technologies graduate students seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Engineering Technologies Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
19 New England Institute of Technology East Greenwich, RI
20 Wichita State University Wichita, KS
21 Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI
22 Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Stillwater, OK
23 Clemson University Clemson, SC
24 Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Bowling Green, OH

Engineering Technologies by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Engineering Tech Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Engineering-Related Fields 4,838
Quality Control Technology 736
Industrial Production Technology 440
Engineering Technology (Other) 288
Construction Engineering Technology 264
General Engineering Technology 255
Computer Engineering Technology 179
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 145
Mechanical Engineering Technology 104
Nanotechnology 98
Energy Systems Technologies 95
Environmental Control Technology 89
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 43
Architectural Engineering Technology 39
Electronics Engineering Technology 39
Engineering-Related Technologies 15

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 61,791
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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.

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