2024 Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kansas

Mechanical Engineering Technology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #114 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Kansas to determine which ones were the best for mechanical engineering technology students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 81 bachelor's degrees in mechanical engineering technology to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to mechanical engineering technology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other mechanical engineering technology students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for mechanical engineering technology to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized mechanical engineering technology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for mechanical engineering technology students working on their bachelor's degree.

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 Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kansas.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Mechanical Engineering Technology in Kansas

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering technology.

Top Kansas Schools for a Bachelor's in ME Tech

1

Pittsburg State University
Pittsburg, KS

51 Annual Graduates

$60,470 Median Starting Salary

$25,000 Median Student Debt

Pittsburg State University is a great decision for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering technology. Pitt State is a medium-sized public university located in the distant town of Pittsburg.

Those mechanical engineering technology students who get their bachelor's degree from Pittsburg State University earn $8,192 more than the standard me tech student.

More information about a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering technology from Pittsburg State University

2

McPherson College
McPherson, KS

30 Annual Graduates

$44,087 Median Starting Salary

$27,000 Median Student Debt

McPherson College is a great option for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering technology. Located in the remote town of McPherson, McPherson College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the me tech program make an average of $44,087 in their early career salary.

More information about a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering technology from McPherson College

Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	228	9
Minnesota	215	25

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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.

ME Tech Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies, Other	30
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology	28
Automotive Engineering Technology	23

Most Popular Majors Related to ME Tech

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electronics Engineering Technology	90
General Engineering Technology	78
Construction Engineering Technology	71
Industrial Production Technology	50
Engineering-Related Fields	50
Quality Control Technology	10
Engineering Technology (Other)	7
Computer Engineering Technology	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.