2021 Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region
2Colleges
100Bachelor's Degrees
$23,296Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer a bachelor's in me tech. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent mechanical engineering technology programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the mechanical engineering technology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
More Ways to Rank Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools
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 the Best ME Tech Schools for Non-Traditional Students.
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2021 Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Pittsburg State University has taken the #1 spot in this year's mechanical engineering technology ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the distant town of Pittsburg, Pitt State is a public college with a medium-sized student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pitt State, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering Technology in the Plains States Region ranking.
About 1.8% of Pitt State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,928 students take at least one class online at Pitt State. There are roughly 1,552 part time students in attendance at Pitt State.
Our rankings recognize Minnesota State University - Mankato as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the city of Mankato. Minnesota State Mankato also made our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering Technology in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #1.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. Approximately 5,945 students take at least one class online at Minnesota State Mankato. 3,872 of Minnesota State Mankato students are attending part time.
Non-Traditional Student Rankings in Majors Related to ME Tech
One of 18 majors within the Engineering Technologies area of study, Mechanical Engineering Technology has other similar majors worth exploring.
Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 2 schools only.
References
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
