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2022 Best Value ME Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

8 Ranked Colleges
384 Degrees Awarded
$10,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value ME Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value ME Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Southwest region, there were 384 mechanical engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,888 and $22,941 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value ME Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 8 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value ME Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value ME Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 8 Best Value Colleges for Mechanical Engineering Technology in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value ME Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology is a small public school situated in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. It awarded 17 ’s ME tech degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU Institute of Technology did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for OSU Institute of Technology is $6,500 for southwest region me tech students with aid.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering Technology at Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology

#2

Tulsa Community College

Tulsa, Oklahoma

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulsa Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value ME Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Tulsa, Oklahoma is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s ME tech degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

Tulsa Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Tulsa Community College is $6,078 for Southwest Region ME Tech students with aid.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering Technology at Tulsa Community College

#3

Oklahoma City Community College

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma City Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value ME Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. OCCC is a fairly large public school situated in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It awarded 11 ’s ME tech degrees in 2019-2020.

OCCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $6,842 for Southwest Region ME Tech students with aid per year to attend OCCC.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering Technology at Oklahoma City Community College

#4

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value ME Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 102 ’s ME tech degrees in 2019-2020.

UH also took the #1 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Houston is $12,838 for southwest region me tech students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full UH Mechanical Engineering Technology Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value ME Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school awarded 58 diplomas to qualified ’s ME tech students in 2019-2020.

UNT also took the #2 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UNT is $15,086 for Southwest Region ME Tech students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full UNT Mechanical Engineering Technology Report

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value ME Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 54 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for OSU is $14,648 for Southwest Region ME Tech students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Mechanical Engineering Technology Report

New Mexico State University - Dona Ana did quite well in the 2022 Best Value ME Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. Las Cruces, New Mexico is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s ME tech degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region me tech students with aid list, NMSU Dona Ana has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $5,539 for southwest region me tech students with aid per year to attend NMSU Dona Ana.

Full New Mexico State University - Dona Ana Mechanical Engineering Technology Report

#8

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, Texas

With a ranking of #8, Tarleton State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value ME Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Stephenville, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s ME tech degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region me tech students with aid list, Tarleton has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Tarleton State University is $18,979 for Southwest Region ME Tech students with aid.

Full Tarleton Mechanical Engineering Technology Report

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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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