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2022 Best Value ME Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
278 Degrees Awarded
$9,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value ME Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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In 2019-2020, 3,813 people earned their degree in mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician, making the major the 186th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 278 mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value ME Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value ME Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value ME Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Colleges for Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value ME Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s ME tech degrees to 58 students in 2019-2020.

UNT also took the #2 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UNT is $8,521 for southwest region me tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UNT Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value ME Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology is a public institution located in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region me tech students whose families make $0-$30k list, OSU Institute of Technology has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology is $4,771 for Southwest Region ME Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology at OSU Institute of Technology

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value ME Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Stillwater, Oklahoma. It awarded 54 ’s ME tech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region me tech students whose families make $0-$30k list, OSU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is $8,669 for southwest region me tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology at OSU

#4

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value ME Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #4 spot on the list. UH is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 102 ’s ME tech degrees in 2019-2020.

UH also made our “Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $10,203 for southwest region me tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UH.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of Houston Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Report

#5

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tarleton State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value ME Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Stephenville, Texas, and it awarded 17 ’s ME tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Tarleton also made our “Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Tarleton is $15,604 for Southwest Region ME Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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Notes and References

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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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