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2023 Most Popular Online Mechanical Engineering Trade Schools

11 Colleges
$54,608 Avg Salary
$21,201 Avg Student Debt

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.

The Most Popular Online Mechanical Engineering Trade Schools ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the United States to see which online programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online me tech programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the most popular online school in the United States for mechanical engineering technology students. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.

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#2

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

The excellent online programs at Indiana State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanical engineering technology schools in the United States. Indiana State is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Terre Haute.

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#3

ECPI University

Virginia Beach, VA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means ECPI University is a great place for mechanical engineering technology students pursuing an online degree. ECPI University is a large private for-profit school located in the large city of Virginia Beach.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Idaho. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Mechanical Engineering Trade Schools list. Located in the distant town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wake Technical Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Mechanical Engineering Trade Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Raleigh, Wake Technical Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for mechanical engineering technology students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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National University

San Diego, CA

National University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for mechanical engineering technology students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of San Diego, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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James A Rhodes State College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Mechanical Engineering Trade Schools list. Rhodes State College is a small public school located in the suburb of Lima.

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BridgeValley Community & Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for mechanical engineering technology students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of South Charleston, BridgeValley Community & Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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Utah Valley University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best mechanical engineering technology programs. UVU is a very large public school located in the city of Orem.

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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 11 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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