2024 Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington

Mechanical Engineering Technology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #114 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Washington to determine which ones were the best for mechanical engineering technology students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 57 bachelor's degrees in mechanical engineering technology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

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 technology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other mechanical engineering technology students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• 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.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for mechanical engineering technology to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized mechanical engineering technology related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Mechanical Engineering Technology in Washington

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering technology.

Top Washington Schools for a Bachelor's in ME Tech

1

Eastern Washington University
Cheney, WA

20 Annual Graduates

Eastern Washington University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering technology. EWU is a large public university located in the town of Cheney.More information about a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering technology from Eastern Washington University

2

Central Washington University
Ellensburg, WA

30 Annual Graduates

$59,580 Median Starting Salary

$22,380 Median Student Debt

Central Washington University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering technology. CWU is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Ellensburg.

Soon after graduation, me tech bachelor's recipients generally earn about $59,580 in their early careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering technology from Central Washington University

Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	262	113
Oregon	185	5

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Rankings in Majors Related to ME Tech

One of 18 majors within the Engineering Technologies area of study, Mechanical Engineering Technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

ME Tech Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology	54
Automotive Engineering Technology	3

Most Popular Majors Related to ME Tech

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Construction Engineering Technology	75
General Engineering Technology	55
Quality Control Technology	32
Industrial Production Technology	21
Engineering Technology (Other)	21
Energy Systems Technologies	17
Electronics Engineering Technology	9

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.