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2022 Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
136 Degrees Awarded
$13,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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 a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 6,707 people earned their degree in mechanical engineering technology, making the major the 126th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, mechanical engineering technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $52,659 and had an average of $22,928 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 432 mechanical engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,733 and $17,496 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 136 mechanical engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality mechanical engineering technology programs that also have a lower cost than 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 technology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, Kansas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pittsburg State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Pittsburg State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Pittsburg, Kansas. It awarded 54 bachelors’s ME tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Pitt State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $10,638 for plains states region bachelor’s degree me tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Pittsburg State University.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering Technology at Pitt State

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #2 spot on the list. Minnesota State University - Mankato is a fairly large school located in Mankato, Minnesota that handed out 28 bachelors’s ME tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Minnesota State Mankato not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $11,057 for plains states region bachelor’s degree me tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Minnesota State Mankato Mechanical Engineering Technology Report

#3

Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, Missouri
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeast Missouri State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Southeast Missouri State University is located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s ME tech degrees to qualified students.

Southeast Missouri State University also made our “Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for Southeast Missouri State University is $9,092 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree ME Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Southeast Missouri State University Mechanical Engineering Technology Report

#4

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, Missouri

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Missouri landed the #4 spot on the list. UCM is located in Warrensburg, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s ME tech degrees to qualified students.

UCM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UCM is $10,608 for plains states region bachelor’s degree me tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full University of Central Missouri Mechanical Engineering Technology Report

#5

McPherson College

McPherson, Kansas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend McPherson College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. McPherson College is a small school located in McPherson, Kansas that handed out 34 bachelors’s ME tech degrees in 2019-2020.

McPherson College also took the #5 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $23,358 for plains states region bachelor’s degree me tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend McPherson College.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering Technology at McPherson College

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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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