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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

2 Ranked Colleges
15 Degrees Awarded
$15,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value ME Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across the Plains States region, there were 40 mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 15 mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value ME Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician programs, but they also cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value ME Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value ME Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value ME Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, South Dakota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeast Technical College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value ME Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Southeast Technical College is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 associates’s ME tech degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southeast Tech, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $16,333 for plains states region associate degree me tech students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Southeast Technical College.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology at Southeast Technical College

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value ME Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology is a public institution located in Wichita, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WSU Tech also took the #2 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend WSU Tech is $14,886 for Plains States Region Associate Degree ME Tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology at Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology

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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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