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Most Popular Online Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools

2023 Most Popular Online Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools

4 Colleges
$45,592 Avg Salary
$15,362 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Online Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online associate degree programs 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 associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

ECPI University

Virginia Beach, VA

Our 2023 rankings named ECPI University the most popular online school in the United States for mechanical engineering technology students working on their associate degree. ECPI University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.

Of the 51 students majoring in me tech at ECPI University, 84% are male and 16% are female.

ME Tech majors at ECPI University take out an average of $21,505 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means James A Rhodes State College is a great place for mechanical engineering technology students working on their online associate degree. Rhodes State College is a small public school located in the suburb of Lima.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means American Public University System is a great place for mechanical engineering technology students working on their online associate degree. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means BridgeValley Community & Technical College is a great place for mechanical engineering technology students working on their online associate degree. Located in the suburb of South Charleston, BridgeValley Community & Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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View the Most Popular Online Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools for a specific region near you.

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 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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