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2022 Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

11 Ranked Colleges
430 Degrees Awarded
$18,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” 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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 787 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 430 mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician programs and 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Top 11 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Farmingdale State College

Farmingdale, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Farmingdale State College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. This fairly large school is located in Farmingdale, New York, and it awarded 67 bachelors’s ME tech degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Farmingdale State College is $8,638 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree me tech students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Farmingdale State College Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Report

#2

Alfred State College

Alfred, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Alfred State College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Alfred State College is located in Alfred, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 39 bachelors’s ME tech degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Alfred State, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Alfred State is $16,630 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree ME Tech students.

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#3

SUNY Polytechnic Institute

Utica, New York
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Polytechnic Institute landed the #3 spot on the list. SUNY Polytechnic Institute is a small public school situated in Utica, New York. It awarded 27 bachelors’s ME tech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree me tech students list, SUNY Poly has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SUNY Polytechnic Institute is $13,809 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree me tech students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#4

Buffalo State

Buffalo, New York
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Buffalo State. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Buffalo State is a public institution located in Buffalo, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Buffalo State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Buffalo State is $12,960 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree ME Tech students.

Full Buffalo State Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Report

#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York City College of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Brooklyn, New York, this fairly large public school awarded 82 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ME tech students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at City Tech, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend New York City College of Technology is $3,667 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree ME Tech students.

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#6

University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown

Johnstown, Pennsylvania
#8 in overall quality

University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown did quite well in the 2022 Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #6. University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown is a small public school situated in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. It awarded 2 bachelors’s ME tech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree me tech students list, Pitt Johnstown has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown is $19,712 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree me tech students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#7

SUNY Canton

Canton, New York
#11 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, SUNY Canton did quite well on the 2022 Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Canton, New York, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s ME tech degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Canton not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend SUNY Canton is $13,864 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree me tech students.

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#3 in overall quality

Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Flushing, New York. It awarded 27 bachelors’s ME tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology is $39,391 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree me tech students.

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#9

Point Park University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

Point Park University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #9. Point Park is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Point Park, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Point Park is $21,470 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree me tech students.

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#10 in overall quality

Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. FDU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Teaneck, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at FDU, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $15,147 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree ME Tech students per year to attend Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus.

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#11

Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester, New York
#1 in overall quality

Rochester Institute of Technology landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Rochester, New York, and it awarded 99 bachelors’s ME tech degrees in 2019-2020.

RIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Rochester Institute of Technology is $33,167 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree me tech students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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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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