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Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in Indiana

2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in Indiana

3 Colleges
$45,592 Avg Salary
$15,362 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Associate Degree School for You

Mechanical Engineering Technology is the #12 most popular major in Indiana with 516 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in Indiana ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Indiana to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Mechanical Engineering Technology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for me tech majors pursuing a associate degree.

#1

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Ivy Tech Community College the most popular school in Indiana for mechanical engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 8% of the students majoring in me tech at the school are women while 92% are male.

Full Mechanical Engineering Technology at Ivy Tech Community College Report

The in-demand associate degree programs at Purdue University Fort Wayne helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering technology schools in Indiana. Located in the city of Fort Wayne, PFW is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 7% of the students majoring in me tech at the school are women while 93% are male.

The average amount in student loans that me tech majors at PFW take out while working on their Associate Degree is $20,108.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering Technology at Purdue University Fort Wayne

#3

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in Indiana list. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a very large student population.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering Technology at Purdue University - Main Campus

Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 302
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 3 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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