2023 Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for ME Tech for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across the New England region, there were 214 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 109 mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for ME Tech for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician programs as well as strong veteran support.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for ME Tech for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for ME Tech for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 3 Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region

1

University of Maine
Orono, Maine

21 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for ME Tech for a Bachelor’s. University of Maine is located in Orono, Maine and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 44 bachelors’s ME tech degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMaine, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Among the 11,741 students enrolled at UMaine, 21 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 17 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,419. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UMaine offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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

Full University of Maine Veteran Student Life Report

2

Central Connecticut State University
New Britain, Connecticut

321 GI Bill® Students**

#3 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for ME Tech for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Connecticut State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Central Connecticut State University is a medium-sized school located in New Britain, Connecticut that handed out 26 bachelors’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CCSU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 321 of the 10,652 students enrolled at Central Connecticut State University were GI Bill® students, of which 166 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,782. To help with additional expenses, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

[Read full report on veteran student life at CCSU]](/colleges/central-connecticut-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

3

New England Institute of Technology
East Greenwich, Rhode Island

259 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

$14,686 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New England Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for ME Tech for a Bachelor’s. Located in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s ME tech students in 2020-2021.

New England Tech also took the #1 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Among the 2,031 students enrolled at New England Institute of Technology, 259 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 135 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,686. During this same period, 34 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full New England Tech Veteran Student Life Report

• Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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).
• Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
• 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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
• 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.