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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

13 Colleges
$58,517 Avg Salary
$24,674 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor's Degree School for You

Mechanical Engineering Technology is the #25 most popular major in the country with 6,205 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Rochester Institute of Technology to be the most popular school for mechanical engineering technology students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . RIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rochester.

Of the 84 students majoring in me tech at RIT, 94% are male and 6% are female.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, me tech graduates from RIT carry an average student debt load of $26,449. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $427.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means New York City College of Technology is a great place for mechanical engineering technology students working on their bachelor’s degree. City Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Brooklyn.

Of the 84 students majoring in me tech at City Tech, 82% are male and 18% are female.

The average amount in student loans that me tech majors at City Tech take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $12,800.

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#3

Farmingdale State College

Farmingdale, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Farmingdale State College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Farmingdale.

Women make up 14% of the me tech majors at the school.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, me tech graduates from SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale carry an average student debt load of $16,280.

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#4

Alfred State College

Alfred, NY

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Alfred State College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering technology schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the town of Alfred, Alfred State is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 37 students majoring in me tech at Alfred State, 95% are male and 5% are female.

The average amount in student loans that me tech majors at Alfred State take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $23,748.

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#5

Buffalo State

Buffalo, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Buffalo State. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Buffalo, Buffalo State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

ME Tech majors at Buffalo State take out an average of $22,759 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Pennsylvania College of Technology ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Penn College is a small public school located in the city of Williamsport.

Of the 25 students majoring in me tech at Penn College, 96% are male and 4% are female.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, me tech majors at Penn College accumulate an average of around $26,498 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $783.

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SUNY Polytechnic Institute landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree mechanical engineering technology programs. SUNY Poly is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Utica.

Women make up 9% of the me tech majors at the school.

On average, me tech graduates from SUNY Poly take out $18,025 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree mechanical engineering technology programs. Located in the large city of Flushing, Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in me tech at Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology, 71% are male and 29% are female.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, me tech majors at Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology accumulate an average of around $29,458 in student debt.

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#9

SUNY Canton

Canton, NY

SUNY Canton ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the town of Canton, SUNY Canton is a public school with a small student population.

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Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mechanical engineering technology students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. FDU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Teaneck.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best mechanical engineering technology colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 711
Pennsylvania 352
New Jersey 165
Maryland 2
Delaware 11
District of Columbia 1

Mechanical Engineering Technology is one of 18 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

ME Tech Focus Areas

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

Majors Similar to ME Tech

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 13 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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