by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in Washington” 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 Washington, there were 198 mechanical engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,629 and $16,678 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in Washington” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in Washington”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Washington University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in Washington. CWU is a public institution located in Ellensburg, Washington. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 30 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mechanical Engineering Technology at CWU
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bates Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in Washington list. Bates Technical College is a small public school situated in Tacoma, Washington. It awarded 5 ’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mechanical Engineering Technology at Bates Technical College
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Washington University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Cheney, Washington, this fairly large public school handed out 20 degrees to qualified ’s ME tech students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wenatchee Valley College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in Washington list. Wenatchee Valley College is a small public school situated in Wenatchee, Washington. It awarded 4 ’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mechanical Engineering Technology at WVC
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lower Columbia College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in Washington list. Lower Columbia College is a public institution located in Longview, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Western Washington University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in Washington list. This fairly large school is located in Bellingham, Washington, and it awarded 3 ’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Mechanical Engineering Technology at Western Washington University
Spokane Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in Washington ranking, coming in at #7. Spokane Community College is a public institution located in Spokane, Washington. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mechanical Engineering Technology at Spokane Community College
With a ranking of #8, South Seattle College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in Washington list. South Seattle College is a public institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mechanical Engineering Technology at South Seattle
Green River College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in Washington ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Auburn, Washington, this medium-sized public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified ’s ME tech students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mechanical Engineering Technology at GRC
Bellingham Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in Washington ranking. Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute is a small school located in Bellingham, Washington that handed out 0 ’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Bellingham Technical College Mechanical Engineering Technology Report
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