2023 Most Popular Colleges for Mechanics & Repairers
14
Ranked Colleges
391
Degrees Awarded
$22,800
Avg Cost*
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Mechanical Repair Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 391 people earned their degree in mechanics and repairers, making the major the 317th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, mechanics and repairers graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $44,179 and had an average of $8,323 in loans still to pay off.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Mechanical Repair Major” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer a degree in mechanics and repairers. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular mechanics and repairers programs in the United States.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Well Attended Mechanical Repair Major
The colleges and universities below are the best for mechanical repair students.
Top 14 Most Popular Colleges for Mechanics & Repairers
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ivy Tech Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Mechanical Repair Major. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, this large public school awarded 105 diplomas to qualified ’s mechanical repair students in 2020-2021.
Full Ivy Tech Community College Mechanics & Repairers Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Mechanical Repair Major list. Located in Logan, Utah, this large public school awarded 43 degrees to qualified ’s mechanical repair students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Mechanics & Repairers at USU
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wallace State Community College, Hanceville. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Mechanical Repair Major list. Located in Hanceville, Alabama, this medium-sized public school awarded 39 diplomas to qualified ’s mechanical repair students in 2020-2021.
Full Wallace State, Hanceville Mechanics & Repairers Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas - Fort Smith. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Mechanical Repair Major list. University of Arkansas - Fort Smith is a medium-sized public school situated in Fort Smith, Arkansas. It awarded 16 ’s mechanical repair degrees in 2020-2021.
Full UAFS Mechanics & Repairers Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Henry Ford College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Mechanical Repair Major list. This fairly large school is located in Dearborn, Michigan, and it awarded 15 ’s mechanical repair degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mechanics & Repairers at Henry Ford College
Utah Valley University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Mechanical Repair Major ranking. Utah Valley University is located in Orem, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 ’s mechanical repair degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Mechanics & Repairers at UVU
Tidewater Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Mechanical Repair Major list. Tidewater Community College is located in Norfolk, Virginia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 ’s mechanical repair degrees to qualified students.
Full Tidewater Community College Mechanics & Repairers Report
Weber State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Mechanical Repair Major list. Ogden, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s mechanical repair degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Mechanics & Repairers at Weber State University
West Virginia University at Parkersburg landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Mechanical Repair Major ranking. This small school is located in Parkersburg, West Virginia, and it awarded 5 ’s mechanical repair degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mechanics & Repairers at West Virginia University at Parkersburg
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Mechanical Repair Major list. Perkinston, Mississippi is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s mechanical repair degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mechanics & Repairers at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
With a ranking of #11, Kellogg Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Mechanical Repair Major list. Kellogg Community College is a small public school situated in Battle Creek, Michigan. It awarded 25 ’s mechanical repair degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Mechanics & Repairers at Kellogg Community College
Western Oklahoma State College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Mechanical Repair Major ranking, coming in at #12. Western is a small public school situated in Altus, Oklahoma. It awarded 2 ’s mechanical repair degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mechanics & Repairers at Western
Dixie State University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Mechanical Repair Major ranking. Dixie State University is a public institution located in Saint George, Utah. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mechanics & Repairers at Dixie State College
Sullivan County Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Mechanical Repair Major list. Loch Sheldrake, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s mechanical repair degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mechanics & Repairers at SUNY Sullivan
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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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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