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2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$29,104 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$58,517 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor's Degree School for You

Mechanical Engineering Technology is the #25 most popular major in the country with 6,205 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for me tech students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

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

2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering

Our analysis found California State University Maritime Academy to be the best value school for mechanical engineering technology students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the midsize city of Vallejo, Cal Maritime is a public college with a small student population.

Cal Maritime undergraduate students pay an average of $18,996 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State Polytechnic University - Pomona landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cal Poly Pomona are $19,319 per year.

Full Mechanical Engineering Technology at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona Report

Out of the 6 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Washington University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CWU are $25,910 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, me tech graduates from CWU carry an average student debtload of $23,447.

Full Mechanical Engineering Technology at Central Washington University Report

Out of the 6 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Washington University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Cheney, EWU is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at EWU are $26,499 a year. On average, me tech graduates from EWU take out $26,012 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#5

Oregon Institute of Technology

Klamath Falls, OR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon Institute of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the town of Klamath Falls, OIT is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OIT are $33,956 per year. ME Tech majors at OIT take out an average of $16,711 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, OIT also did well on our Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Art Center College of Design ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Pasadena, Art Center College of Design is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Art Center College of Design are $49,942 a year. The average amount in student loans that me tech majors at Art Center College of Design take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $46,931.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best mechanical engineering technology schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 198
California 155
Oregon 9
Nevada 18

Mechanical Engineering Technology is one of 18 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

ME Tech Focus Areas

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 averages are for the top 6 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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