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2022 Best Vallue ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

6 Ranked Colleges
198 Degrees Awarded
$18,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Vallue ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $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 Southeast region, there were 784 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 198 mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician programs that also have a lower cost than 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 Vallue ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree me tech students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology (Income Over $110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Fairmont State University

Fairmont, West Virginia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fairmont State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k. Fairmont State is a small public school situated in Fairmont, West Virginia. It awarded 29 bachelors’s ME tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Fairmont State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $10,161 for southeast region bachelor’s degree me tech students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Fairmont State.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology at Fairmont State University

#2

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, Georgia
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Kennesaw State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Kennesaw State University is located in Kennesaw, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 44 bachelors’s ME tech degrees to qualified students.

KSU Georgia also took the #2 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $17,221 for southeast region bachelor’s degree me tech students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Kennesaw State University.

Full KSU Georgia Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Report

#3

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a large public school situated in Charlotte, North Carolina. It awarded 85 bachelors’s ME tech degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Charlotte also made our “Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend UNC Charlotte is $16,529 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree ME Tech students whose families make more than $110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full UNC Charlotte Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Report

#4

Bluefield State College

Bluefield, West Virginia
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bluefield State College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k. This small school is located in Bluefield, West Virginia, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s ME tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Bluefield State College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Bluefield State College is $8,367 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree ME Tech students whose families make more than $110k.

Full Bluefield State College Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a medium-sized school located in Little Rock, Arkansas that handed out 15 bachelors’s ME tech degrees in 2019-2020.

UA Little Rock also took the #5 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $14,906 for southeast region bachelor’s degree me tech students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend UA Little Rock.

Full UA Little Rock Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Report

#6

ECPI University

Virginia Beach, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

ECPI University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. ECPI University is a fairly large private for-profit school situated in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It awarded 12 bachelors’s ME tech degrees in 2019-2020.

ECPI University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for ECPI University is $20,489 for southeast region bachelor’s degree me tech students whose families make more than $110k.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology at ECPI University

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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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