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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering Technology (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

6 Ranked Colleges
126 Degrees Awarded
$17,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 6,707 people earned their degree in mechanical engineering technology, making the major the 126th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, mechanical engineering technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $52,659 and had an average of $22,928 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 256 mechanical engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,725 and $23,896 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 126 mechanical engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in mechanical engineering technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great mechanical engineering technology 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 technology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering Technology (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

#1

Central Connecticut State University

New Britain, Connecticut

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Connecticut State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in New Britain, Connecticut, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s ME tech degrees in 2019-2020.

CCSU also made our “Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Central Connecticut State University is $12,918 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree ME Tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering Technology at Central Connecticut State University

#2

University of Maine

Orono, Maine

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Orono, Maine, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s ME tech degrees in 2019-2020.

UMaine also made our “Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $14,458 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree ME Tech students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Maine.

The low student loan default rate of 4.8% 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 Technology at University of Maine

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This fairly large school is located in Lowell, Massachusetts, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s ME tech degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Lowell also took the #3 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell is $12,330 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree ME Tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UMass Lowell Mechanical Engineering Technology Report

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology landed the #4 spot on the list. Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s ME tech degrees to qualified students.

BFIT also took the #6 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $12,457 for new england region bachelor’s degree me tech students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full BFIT Mechanical Engineering Technology Report

#5

University of Hartford

West Hartford, Connecticut
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hartford. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UHart is a private not-for-profit institution located in West Hartford, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UHart also took the #5 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $24,411 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree ME Tech students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Hartford.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering Technology at UHart

#6

New England Institute of Technology

East Greenwich, Rhode Island

New England Institute of Technology landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. New England Tech is a small school located in East Greenwich, Rhode Island that handed out 26 bachelors’s ME tech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree me tech students whose families make $30-$48k list, New England Tech has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend New England Tech is $28,514 for new england region bachelor’s degree me tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The 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.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering Technology at New England Tech

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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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