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Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kansas

2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kansas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$20,655 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$58,517 Avg Salary

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

With 119 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, mechanical engineering technology is the #20 most popular major in Kansas.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Kansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Kansas 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.

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 Kansas Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering

#1

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

Our 2023 rankings named Pittsburg State University the best value school in Kansas for mechanical engineering technology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Pitt State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Pittsburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Pitt State are $7,774 a year. The average amount in student loans that me tech majors at Pitt State take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $22,176.

Pitt State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Kansas list.

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#2

McPherson College

McPherson, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend McPherson College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. McPherson College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of McPherson.

McPherson College undergraduate students pay an average of $33,536 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 75
Minnesota 26
South Dakota 12
Iowa 14

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 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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