by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended ME Tech Major in Illinois for an Associate” 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. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 27 mechanical engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,626 and $15,120 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended ME Tech Major in Illinois for an Associate” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in mechanical engineering technology. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in mechanical engineering technology.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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 “Most Well Attended ME Tech Major in Illinois for an Associate”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended ME Tech Major in Illinois for an Associate”.
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended ME Tech Major in Illinois for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Triton College landed the #1 spot on the list. River Grove, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s ME tech degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mechanical Engineering Technology at Triton College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oakton Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended ME Tech Major in Illinois for an Associate list. Oakton Community College is located in Des Plaines, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s ME tech degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Oakton Community College Mechanical Engineering Technology Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Illinois Central College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended ME Tech Major in Illinois for an Associate. This medium-sized school is located in East Peoria, Illinois, and it awarded 2 associates’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mechanical Engineering Technology at ICC
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended ME Tech Major in Illinois for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Moraine Valley Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Palos Hills, Illinois, this fairly large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified associates’s ME tech students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mechanical Engineering Technology at MVCC
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended ME Tech Major in Illinois for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Prairie State College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Chicago Heights, Illinois, this small public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s ME tech students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Mechanical Engineering Technology at Prairie State College
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended ME Tech Major in Illinois for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Lake County landed the #5 spot on the list. Grayslake, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s ME tech degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Full College of Lake County Mechanical Engineering Technology Report
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