2023 Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Washington
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$28,800
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for ME Tech for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 3,682 people earned their degree in mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician, making the major the 201st most popular in the United States.
Across Washington, there were 62 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 54 mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,905 and $22,558 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for ME Tech for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree 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 offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for ME Tech for a Bachelor’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for ME Tech for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for washington bachelor’s degree vets studying me tech.
Top 2 Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Washington
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for ME Tech for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Washington University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Cheney, Washington, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.
EWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list.According to our most recent data, Eastern Washington University supports 12,349 students, and 647 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 296 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,760. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Eastern Washington University]](/colleges/eastern-washington-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for ME Tech for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Washington University landed the #2 spot on the list. Ellensburg, Washington is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ME tech degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.
CWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list.Our most recent data shows that 711 of the 11,174 students enrolled at CWU were GI Bill® students, of which 327 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,593. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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.