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2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree Schools in Rhode Island
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Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Associate Degree School for You
In 2021-2022, 43 degrees and certificates were awarded to mechanical engineering technology students who went to a Rhode Island college or university. This makes it the #15 most popular major in the state.
With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree Schools in Rhode Island to help you in your search for the best school for you.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Associate Degree School
Our 2023 rankings named New England Institute of Technology the best value school in Rhode Island for mechanical engineering technology students working on their associate degree. New England Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of East Greenwich.
New England Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $33,900 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
New England Tech also made our Best Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in Rhode Island list, coming in at #1.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Massachusetts | 60 |
Maine | 44 |
Connecticut | 31 |
New Hampshire | 36 |
Vermont | 11 |
Mechanical Engineering Technology Related Majors for ME Tech
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 |
Majors Similar to ME Tech
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 values are for the top school 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.