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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology (Income $75-$110k) in the New England Region

5 Ranked Colleges
118 Degrees Awarded
$24,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology is the 186th most popular major in the country with 3,813 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the New England region, there were 244 mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 118 mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician. 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology (Income $75-$110k) in the New England Region

#1

Central Connecticut State University

New Britain, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Connecticut State University landed the #1 spot on the list. CCSU is a fairly large public school situated in New Britain, Connecticut. It awarded 32 bachelors’s ME tech degrees in 2019-2020.

CCSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for CCSU is $18,375 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree ME Tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Central Connecticut State University Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Report

#2

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Maine is a public institution located in Orono, Maine. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree me tech students whose families make $75-$110k list, UMaine has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Maine is $20,312 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree ME Tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology at University of Maine

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This small school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s ME tech degrees in 2019-2020.

BFIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology is $17,409 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree ME Tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full BFIT Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Report

#4

University of Hartford

West Hartford, Connecticut
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Hartford. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k. UHart is a private not-for-profit institution located in West Hartford, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree me tech students whose families make $75-$110k list, UHart has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UHart is $29,906 for new england region bachelor’s degree me tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology at UHart

#5

New England Institute of Technology

East Greenwich, Rhode Island
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, New England Institute of Technology landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 26 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s ME tech students in 2019-2020.

New England Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $36,802 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree ME Tech students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend New England Institute of Technology.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The 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.

Full New England Institute of Technology Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Report

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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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