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

5 Ranked Colleges
278 Degrees Awarded
$18,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value ME Tech Schools in the Southwest 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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value ME Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

This year’s “Best Value ME Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value ME Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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

Top 5 Best Value Colleges for Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value ME Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, this small public school handed out 17 degrees to qualified ’s ME tech students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OSU Institute of Technology, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend OSU Institute of Technology is $10,762 for Southwest Region ME Tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value ME Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. University of North Texas is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 58 ’s ME tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNT, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UNT is $21,613 for southwest region me tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

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

Read more about Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology at University of North Texas

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value ME Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Stillwater, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s ME tech degrees to 54 students in 2019-2020.

OSU also made our “Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for OSU is $18,978 for southwest region me tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

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

Full OSU Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Report

#4

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value ME Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 102 ’s ME tech degrees in 2019-2020.

UH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UH is $18,844 for southwest region me tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

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

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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 $75-$110k. Tarleton is a fairly large school located in Stephenville, Texas that handed out 17 ’s ME tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Tarleton also took the #5 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Tarleton is $21,678 for southwest region me tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

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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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