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Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$18,254 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$53,541 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 105,741 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, mechanic & repair technologies is the #3 most popular major in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for mechanic & repair technologies students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for mechanic & repair technologies majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Mechanic & Repair Technologies

#1

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

Our analysis found Ferris State University to be the best value school for mechanic & repair technologies students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Ferris undergraduate students pay an average of $13,608 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Ferris also did well on our Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Mechanic & Repair Technologies at Ferris State University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Michigan University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public school with a large student population.

WMU undergraduate students pay an average of $18,254 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Mechanic & Repair Technologies at Western Michigan University

Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Colleges by State

Explore the best mechanic & repair technologies schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 1,638
Michigan 1,433
Wisconsin 1,640
Ohio 2,201
Illinois 4,470

Mechanic & Repair Technologies Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 63,451
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration 21,891
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance 8,446
Electronics Maintenance & Repair 8,127
Precision Systems Maintenance 2,185
Mechanic & Repair Tech (Other) 1,184
Mechanics & Repairers 347
Energy Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies. 110

Majors Similar to Mechanic & Repair Technologies

Related Major Annual Graduates
Personal & Culinary Services 149,352
Precision Production 55,411
Construction Trades 40,802
Transportation & Materials Moving 33,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Alfred Palmer.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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