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2022 Best Value Colleges for Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

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278 Degrees Awarded
Best Value ME Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology is the 186th most popular major in the country with 3,813 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 278 mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value ME Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 5 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value ME Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region me tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Colleges for Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value ME Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This small school is located in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, and it awarded 17 ’s ME tech degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU Institute of Technology not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology is $8,415 for southwest region me tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#2

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value ME Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school handed out 102 diplomas to qualified ’s ME tech students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UH is $12,505 for Southwest Region ME Tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value ME Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #3 spot on the list. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s ME tech degrees to 58 students in 2019-2020.

UNT also took the #2 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $15,377 for southwest region me tech students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend University of North Texas.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value ME Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This large school is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and it awarded 54 ’s ME tech degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU also made our “Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend OSU is $14,698 for southwest region me tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#5

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tarleton State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value ME Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Stephenville, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified ’s ME tech students in 2019-2020.

Tarleton also made our “Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Tarleton State University is $19,542 for Southwest Region ME Tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

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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%.

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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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