by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Mechanical Engineering Technology is the 132nd most popular major in the country with 6,013 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Southeast region, there were 1,429 mechanical engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,196 and $26,125 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 339 mechanical engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 15 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering technology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their mechanical engineering technology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The me tech school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Southeast Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Southeast Region”.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Virginia State University is a small public school situated in Petersburg, Virginia. It awarded 29 bachelors’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fairmont State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Southeast Region. Fairmont State is a small school located in Fairmont, West Virginia that handed out 34 bachelors’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mechanical Engineering Technology at Fairmont State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bluefield State College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Southeast Region list. Bluefield State College is a small school located in Bluefield, West Virginia that handed out 7 bachelors’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Carolina State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Southeast Region list. South Carolina State University is located in Orangeburg, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s ME tech degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tennessee State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Southeast Region list. Tennessee State University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s ME tech degrees to qualified students.
Full Tennessee State University Mechanical Engineering Technology Report
With a ranking of #6, University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Southeast Region list. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a public institution located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 82 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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 full report on Mechanical Engineering Technology at University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Kennesaw State University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Kennesaw, Georgia, this large public school handed out 50 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s ME tech students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad 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 full report on Mechanical Engineering Technology at KSU Georgia
With a ranking of #8, University of Arkansas at Little Rock did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a medium-sized school located in Little Rock, Arkansas that handed out 15 bachelors’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mechanical Engineering Technology at University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Daytona Beach, Florida, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
American Public University System came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Charles Town, West Virginia, and it awarded 66 bachelors’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full American Military University Mechanical Engineering Technology Report
With a ranking of #11, ECPI University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Southeast Region list. ECPI University is a private for-profit institution located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mechanical Engineering Technology at ECPI University
Claflin University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Claflin is a private not-for-profit institution located in Orangeburg, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Claflin University Mechanical Engineering Technology Report
North Carolina A & T State University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Southeast Region list. NC A&T is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s ME tech degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Mechanical Engineering Technology at NC A&T
Georgia Southern University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Southeast Region ranking. GaSou is a public institution located in Statesboro, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mechanical Engineering Technology at Georgia Southern University
Norfolk State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Norfolk, Virginia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ME tech degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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