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2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

10 Colleges
$8,549 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,217 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, 6,205 people earned a degree or certificate in mechanical engineering technology, making the major the #25 most popular in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in the United States 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Technology Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Western Iowa Tech Community College to be the best value school for mechanical engineering technology students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the United States. Located in the small city of Sioux City, Western Iowa Tech Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Western Iowa Tech Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,946 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mechanical engineering technology schools in the United States. Located in the city of Cincinnati, Cincinnati State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Cincinnati State also did well on our Best Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Mechanical Engineering Technology at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Report

#3

Nunez Community College

Chalmette, LA

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Nunez Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mechanical engineering technology schools in the United States. Nunez Community College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Chalmette.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Nunez Community College are $4,255 per year.

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#4

Owens Community College

Perrysburg, OH

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Owens Community College is a great value for mechanical engineering technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Owens State Community College is a medium-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 10 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Florida State College landed the # 5 spot on the list. EFSC is a large public school located in the small city of Melbourne.

EFSC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,976 in tuition and fees each year.

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Macomb Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Macomb Community College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize 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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#7

Stark State College

North Canton, OH

With a ranking of #7, Stark State College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mechanical engineering technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of North Canton, Stark State College is a public school 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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Lorain County Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mechanical engineering technology students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. LCCC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Elyria.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at LCCC are $8,601 a year.

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Seminole State College of Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mechanical engineering technology students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Sanford, Seminole State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Seminole State undergraduate students pay an average of $11,456 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Indian River State College

Fort Pierce, FL

With a ranking of #10, Indian River State College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mechanical engineering technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Indian River State College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Fort Pierce.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Indian River State College are $10,201 a year.

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Mechanical Engineering Technology by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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 10 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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