2024 Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools in the Far Western US Region
6Colleges in the Far Western US Region
385ME Tech Degrees Awarded
$60,852Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in mechanical engineering technology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #132 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 385 degrees in mechanical engineering technology during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Choosing a Great Mechanical Engineering Technology School
The me tech program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Mechanical Engineering Technology rankings. We derive our Best Overall Mechanical Engineering Technology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Pick Your Mechanical Engineering Technology Degree Level
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools in the Far Western US Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Mechanical Engineering Technology in the Far Western US Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the me tech degree levels they offer.
Every student pursuing a degree in mechanical engineering technology has to take a look at California State University Maritime Academy. Cal Maritime is a small public university located in the city of Vallejo. A Best Colleges rank of #334 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Cal Maritime is a great university overall.
There were about 12 mechanical engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at Cal Maritime in the most recent year we have data available. Those mechanical engineering technology students who get their degree from California State University Maritime Academy receive $34,881 more than the typical me tech student.
Art Center College of Design is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in mechanical engineering technology. Art Center College of Design is a small private not-for-profit college located in the medium-sized city of Pasadena.
There were approximately 52 mechanical engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at Art Center College of Design in the most recent data year. After graduating, me tech degree recipients generally make around $60,973 at the beginning of their careers.
It's difficult to beat California State Polytechnic University - Pomona if you want to pursue a degree in mechanical engineering technology. Located in the suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 65th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 54 mechanical engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at Cal Poly Pomona in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, me tech degree recipients generally make about $58,352 at the beginning of their careers.
It is difficult to beat Eastern Washington University if you wish to pursue a degree in mechanical engineering technology. EWU is a large public university located in the fringe town of Cheney. This university ranks 14th out of 51 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were approximately 20 mechanical engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at EWU in the most recent data year.
Located in the large city of Portland, Portland Community College is a public college with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #300 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Portland Community College is a great college overall.
There were roughly 2 mechanical engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at Portland Community College in the most recent data year.
CWU is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Ellensburg. A Best Colleges rank of #357 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means CWU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 30 mechanical engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at CWU in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, me tech degree recipients typically make about $59,580 in the first five years of their career.
Located in the town of Klamath Falls, OIT is a public school with a small student population. This school ranks 10th out of 30 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were roughly 5 mechanical engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at OIT in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, me tech degree recipients generally earn an average of $61,982 at the beginning of their careers.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).