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2023 Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology in the Middle Atlantic Region

12 Ranked Colleges
487 Degrees Awarded
$29,200 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended ME Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor's

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended ME Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology is the 201st most popular major in the country with 3,682 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 867 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 487 mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended ME Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician.

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Most Well Attended ME Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree me tech students.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Most Well Attended ME Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Rochester Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Rochester, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s ME tech degrees to 107 students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology at RIT

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York City College of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended ME Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. New York City College of Technology is a public institution located in Brooklyn, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 97 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology at City Tech

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Farmingdale State College
Farmingdale, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Farmingdale State College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended ME Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s. Located in Farmingdale, New York, this medium-sized public school handed out 76 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s ME tech students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology at SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale

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Alfred State College
Alfred, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alfred State College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended ME Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. Alfred State is a small school located in Alfred, New York that handed out 49 bachelors’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology at Alfred State College

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Buffalo State
Buffalo, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Buffalo State. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended ME Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. Buffalo, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ME tech degrees to 43 students in 2020-2021.

Full Buffalo State Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Report

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SUNY Polytechnic Institute came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended ME Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. SUNY Polytechnic Institute is located in Utica, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 bachelors’s ME tech degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology at SUNY Poly

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Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended ME Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Flushing, New York, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Report

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SUNY Canton
Canton, New York

With a ranking of #8, SUNY Canton did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended ME Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. SUNY Canton is a public institution located in Canton, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology at SUNY Canton

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Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended ME Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus is a medium-sized school located in Teaneck, New Jersey that handed out 3 bachelors’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Report

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Point Park University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Point Park University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended ME Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. Point Park is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s ME tech degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology at Point Park University

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United States Military Academy
West Point, New York

United States Military Academy did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended ME Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #10. United States Military Academy is a public institution located in West Point, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology at West Point

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University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended ME Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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 University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Report

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