by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2021-2022, 6,205 people earned their degree in mechanical engineering technology, making the major the 132nd most popular in the United States. In , mechanical engineering technology graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $54,608 and had an average of $21,201 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 376 mechanical engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,045 and $21,111 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 233 mechanical engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,130 and $22,381 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering technology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in mechanical engineering technology.
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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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Southwest Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree me tech students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend LeTourneau University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. LETU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Longview, Texas. It awarded 15 bachelors’s me tech degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. OSU is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s me tech degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s me tech degrees to 68 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Mechanical Engineering Technology at University of Houston
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tarleton State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Stephenville, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s me tech students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Mechanical Engineering Technology at Tarleton
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school awarded 53 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s me tech students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M Corpus Christi is located in Corpus Christi, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s me tech degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi Mechanical Engineering Technology Report
Texas A & M University - Central Texas landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A & M University - Central Texas is located in Killeen, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s me tech degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Mechanical Engineering Technology at Texas A & M University - Central Texas
Sam Houston State University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. Sam Houston State University is a public institution located in Huntsville, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Grand Canyon University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this large private for-profit school handed out 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s me tech students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Grand Canyon University Mechanical Engineering Technology Report
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