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2024 Best Value Colleges for Mechanical Engineering Technology in the Southwest Region

7 Ranked Colleges
323 Degrees Awarded
$15,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value ME Tech Schools in the Southwest Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value ME Tech Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 6,013 people earned their degree in mechanical engineering technology, making the major the 132nd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, mechanical engineering technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $54,639 and had an average of $22,526 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 323 mechanical engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,045 and $23,876 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value ME Tech Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in mechanical engineering technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality mechanical engineering technology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the mechanical engineering technology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value ME Tech Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region me tech students.

Top 7 Best Value Colleges for Mechanical Engineering Technology in the Southwest Region

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Lee College
Baytown, Texas

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value ME Tech Schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lee College landed the #1 spot on the list. Lee College is a medium-sized school located in Baytown, Texas that handed out 1 ’s me tech degrees in 2020-2021.

Lee College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $4,831 for southwest region me tech students per year to attend Lee College.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering Technology at Lee College

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University of Houston
Houston, Texas

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value ME Tech Schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #2 spot on the list. UH is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 88 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UH also made our “Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for University of Houston is $13,721 for southwest region me tech students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering Technology at UH

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value ME Tech Schools in the Southwest Region. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 56 ’s me tech degrees in 2020-2021.

UNT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of North Texas is $14,122 for Southwest Region ME Tech students.

Full University of North Texas Mechanical Engineering Technology Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value ME Tech Schools in the Southwest Region. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 58 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

OSU also made our “Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is $14,237 for Southwest Region ME Tech students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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 Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Mechanical Engineering Technology Report

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Tarleton State University
Stephenville, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tarleton State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value ME Tech Schools in the Southwest Region. This fairly large school is located in Stephenville, Texas, and it awarded 20 ’s me tech degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tarleton, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $20,307 for southwest region me tech students per year to attend Tarleton State University.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering Technology at Tarleton

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Sam Houston State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value ME Tech Schools in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Huntsville, Texas, and it awarded 1 ’s me tech degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southwest region me tech students list, SHSU has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $15,035 for southwest region me tech students per year to attend Sam Houston State University.

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LeTourneau University
Longview, Texas

LeTourneau University landed the #7 spot on the 2024 Best Value ME Tech Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. LETU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Longview, Texas. It awarded 13 ’s me tech degrees in 2020-2021.

LETU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $23,665 for southwest region me tech students per year to attend LeTourneau University.

Full LeTourneau University Mechanical Engineering Technology Report

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