2025 Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools in the Plains States Region
4Colleges in the Plains States Region
259ME Tech Degrees Awarded
$58,713Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in mechanical engineering technology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #132 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual reviewed 4 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of mechanical engineering technology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 259 degrees in mechanical engineering technology annually.
Choosing a Great Mechanical Engineering Technology School
The me tech program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Mechanical Engineering Technology rankings. We derive our Best Overall Mechanical Engineering Technology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Pick Your Mechanical Engineering Technology Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools in the Plains States Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Mechanical Engineering Technology in the Plains States Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the me tech degree levels they offer.
Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in mechanical engineering technology. MCC is a large public college located in the city of Kansas City. This college ranks 15th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were about 45 mechanical engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at MCC in the most recent year we have data available.
Pittsburg State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in mechanical engineering technology. Pitt State is a medium-sized public university located in the distant town of Pittsburg. This university ranks 12th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of Kansas.
There were approximately 55 mechanical engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at Pitt State in the most recent data year. After graduating, me tech degree recipients typically make about $57,234 in the first five years of their career.
Minnesota State University - Mankato is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in mechanical engineering technology. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Mankato. A Best Colleges rank of #412 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Minnesota State Mankato is a great university overall.
There were about 14 mechanical engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at Minnesota State Mankato in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the mechanical engineering technology major at Minnesota State University - Mankato make $5,292 above the standard college grad in this field shortly after graduation.
It is difficult to beat McPherson College if you want to pursue a degree in mechanical engineering technology. Located in the remote town of McPherson, McPherson College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
There were roughly 28 mechanical engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at McPherson College in the most recent data year. After graduating, me tech degree recipients usually earn about $42,278 in the first five years of their career.
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).
The me tech program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Mechanical Engineering Technology rankings. We derive our Best Overall Mechanical Engineering Technology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
