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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

6 Ranked Colleges
198 Degrees Awarded
$12,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 3,813 people earned their degree in mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician, making the major the 186th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 784 mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 198 mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree me tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Fairmont State University

Fairmont, West Virginia
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairmont State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Fairmont State University is a public institution located in Fairmont, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Fairmont State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $7,595 for southeast region bachelor’s degree me tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Fairmont State University.

Full Fairmont State University Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Report

#2

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a large public school situated in Charlotte, North Carolina. It awarded 85 bachelors’s ME tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Charlotte, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte is $11,991 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree ME Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology at UNC Charlotte

#3

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, Georgia
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Kennesaw State University landed the #3 spot on the list. KSU Georgia is located in Kennesaw, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 44 bachelors’s ME tech degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree me tech students whose families make $0-$30k list, KSU Georgia has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $13,975 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree ME Tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Kennesaw State University.

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#4

Bluefield State College

Bluefield, West Virginia
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bluefield State College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Bluefield, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ME tech degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bluefield State College, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Bluefield State College is $6,673 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree ME Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology at Bluefield State College

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Little Rock, Arkansas, this medium-sized public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s ME tech students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UA Little Rock, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UA Little Rock is $13,936 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree ME Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full University of Arkansas at Little Rock Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Report

#6

ECPI University

Virginia Beach, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

ECPI University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. ECPI University is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s ME tech degrees to qualified students.

ECPI University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $19,926 for southeast region bachelor’s degree me tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend ECPI University.

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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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