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Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$31,795 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$58,517 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, mechanical engineering technology was ranked #25 in the country. In fact 6,205 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2021-2022.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the New England Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for me tech students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

Check out the me tech bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering

Our analysis found New England Institute of Technology to be the best value school for mechanical engineering technology students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the New England Region . New England Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of East Greenwich.

New England Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $33,900 in tuition and fees each year.

New England Tech also made our Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the New England Region list, coming in at #2.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering Technology at New England Institute of Technology

Out of the 4 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Connecticut State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of New Britain, CCSU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

CCSU undergraduate students pay an average of $24,994 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering Technology at Central Connecticut State University

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Massachusetts - Lowell helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mechanical engineering technology schools in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMass Lowell are $34,550 a year. On average, me tech graduates from UMass Lowell take out $25,719 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#4

University of Maine

Orono, ME

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Maine. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. UMaine is a large public school located in the suburb of Orono.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMaine are $33,736 a year.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best mechanical engineering technology colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 60
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 4 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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