2025 Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #152 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 97 bachelor's degrees in mechanical engineering/mechanical technology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to mechanical engineering/mechanical technology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of mechanical engineering/mechanical technology students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized mechanical engineering/mechanical technology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for mechanical engineering/mechanical technology students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology in the Far Western US Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for mechanical engineering/mechanical technology students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Bachelor's in ME Tech

1

California State Polytechnic University - Pomona
Pomona, CA

53 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat California State Polytechnic University - Pomona if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering/mechanical technology. Located in the large suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering/mechanical technology from California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

2

Central Washington University
Ellensburg, WA

28 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering/mechanical technology needs to take a look at Central Washington University. CWU is a medium-sized public university located in the distant town of Ellensburg.More information about a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering/mechanical technology from Central Washington University

Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best mechanical engineering/mechanical technology schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	643	54
Washington	521	54
Oregon	343	5

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Rankings in Majors Related to ME Tech

One of 5 majors within the Mechanical Engineering Technology area of study, Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Automotive Engineering Technology	50
Marine Engineering Technology	17

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.