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2022 Best Value ME Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

1 Ranked Colleges
23 Degrees Awarded
$4,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value ME Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value ME Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 23 mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 “Best Value ME Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value ME Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value ME Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value ME Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified associates’s ME tech students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree me tech students whose families make $30-$48k list, OSU Institute of Technology has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $4,299 for southwest region associate degree me tech students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend OSU Institute of Technology.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology at Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology

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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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