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Best Value Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas

2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$9,512 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,592 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Associate Degree School for You

Mechanical Engineering Technology is the #27 most popular major in Arkansas with 36 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

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 Arkansas to help you in your search for the best school for you.

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.

Check out the me tech associate degree programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Associate Degree School

Our 2023 rankings named University of Arkansas at Little Rock the best value school in Arkansas for mechanical engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UA Little Rock are $9,512 per year.

Full Mechanical Engineering Technology at University of Arkansas at Little Rock Report

Best Value Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 46
Georgia 67
North Carolina 406
Florida 297
Louisiana 80
West Virginia 122
Virginia 214
Tennessee 26
Alabama 70
Mississippi 0

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 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.

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