by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 3,682 people earned their degree in mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician, making the major the 201st most popular in the United States.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 130 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 113 mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,720 and $23,024 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree me tech students.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Washington University landed the #1 spot on the list. CWU is a public institution located in Ellensburg, Washington. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full CWU Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Report
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State Polytechnic University - Pomona landed the #2 spot on the list. Cal Poly Pomona is a public institution located in Pomona, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 54 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oregon Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Far Western US Region. Klamath Falls, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ME tech degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology at OIT
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Washington University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Far Western US Region. EWU is located in Cheney, Washington and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s ME tech degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Eastern Washington University Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wenatchee Valley College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Far Western US Region. This small school is located in Wenatchee, Washington, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology at Wenatchee Valley College
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