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2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$8,731 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,217 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Undergraduate Certificate 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. 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.

The Best Value Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for me tech students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for me tech majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Mechanical Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named Cincinnati State Technical and Community College the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for mechanical engineering technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Cincinnati, Cincinnati State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cincinnati State are $9,558 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Cincinnati State also is in the top 10% of our Best Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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#2

Owens Community College

Perrysburg, OH

Out of the 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Owens Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Owens State Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Perrysburg.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Owens State Community College are $10,022 a year.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Macomb Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Macomb Community College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Warren.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Macomb Community College are $7,830 a year.

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#4

Stark State College

North Canton, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stark State College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of North Canton, Stark State College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Stark State College are $7,644 per year.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Lorain County Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mechanical engineering technology schools in the Great Lakes Region . LCCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Elyria.

LCCC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,601 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best mechanical engineering technology schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 302
Indiana 516
Wisconsin 29
Ohio 683
Illinois 141

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 5 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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