by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in Illinois” ranking.
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 Illinois, there were 164 mechanical engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,372 and $16,763 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in Illinois” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in mechanical engineering technology. That schools that top this list have a program in mechanical engineering technology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in Illinois” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois me tech students.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Carbondale, Illinois, this fairly large public school awarded 92 diplomas to qualified ’s ME tech students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Triton College landed the #2 spot on the list. Triton College is located in River Grove, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 ’s ME tech degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in Illinois list. Evanston, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s ME tech degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Illinois Central College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in Illinois. Located in East Peoria, Illinois, this medium-sized public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified ’s ME tech students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oakton Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in Illinois list. Oakton Community College is located in Des Plaines, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 ’s ME tech degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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 Oakton Community College
With a ranking of #6, Moraine Valley Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in Illinois list. This fairly large school is located in Palos Hills, Illinois, and it awarded 6 ’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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College of Lake County ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in Illinois list. College of Lake County is a fairly large public school situated in Grayslake, Illinois. It awarded 4 ’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Prairie State College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in Illinois ranking. Prairie State College is a public institution located in Chicago Heights, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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