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Best Value Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts

2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$10,851 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,592 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Associate Degree School for You

Mechanical Engineering Technology is the #17 most popular major in Massachusetts with 60 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for me tech students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for me tech majors pursuing a associate degree.

Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Mechanical Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named Springfield Technical Community College the best value school in Massachusetts for mechanical engineering technology students working on their associate degree. STCC is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at STCC are $5,520 per year. ME Tech majors at STCC take out an average of $6,288 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, STCC is ranked #4 for overall quality for me tech in Massachusetts.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the large suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMass Lowell are $16,182 per year.

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Best Value Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Maine 44
Connecticut 31
Rhode Island 43
New Hampshire 36
Vermont 11

One of 18 majors within the trade school area of study, mechanical engineering technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

ME Tech Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology 3,490
Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology 1,074
Automotive Engineering Technology 1,062
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies, Other 473
Marine Engineering Technology 106

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,288
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,780
Environmental Control Technology 9,376
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,822
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,347

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • 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.

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