by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Mechanical Engineering Technology is a major offered under the engineering technologies program of study at SUNY Polytechnic Institute. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in ME tech, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at SUNY Poly was ranked #52 on College Factual's Best Schools for ME tech list. It is also ranked #7 in New York.
Here are some of the other rankings for SUNY Poly.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at SUNY Poly paid an average of $708 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $295 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,070 | $16,980 |
| Fees | $1,327 | $1,327 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,400 | $1,400 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $12,022 | $12,022 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,000 | $2,000 |
Learn more about SUNY Poly tuition and fees.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. ME Tech students who received their bachelor’s degree at SUNY Poly took out an average of $25,995 in student loans. That is about the same as the national average of $25,707.
The median early career salary of ME tech students who receive their bachelor’s degree from SUNY Poly is $50,439 per year. That is 9% lower than the national average of $55,560.
Online degrees for the SUNY Poly ME tech bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SUNY Poly Online Learning page.
Women made up around 11.1% of the ME tech students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 9.0%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in ME tech at SUNY Poly in 2019-2020, 25.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 26%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 20 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Mechanical Engineering Technology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology | 27 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to mechanical engineering technology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Civil Engineering Technology | 19 |
| Electronics Engineering Technology | 24 |
| Computer Engineering Technology | 15 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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