2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree Schools in Michigan
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Associate Degree School for You
Mechanical Engineering Technology is the #85 most popular major in Michigan with 298 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which 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. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree Schools in Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in Michigan to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for ME tech students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Mechanical Engineering
Our analysis found Ferris State University to be the best value school for mechanical engineering technology students who want to pursue a associate degree in Michigan. Located in the town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Ferris undergraduate students pay an average of $13,188 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, ME tech majors at Ferris accumulate an average of around $19,293 in student debt.
Ferris not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree Schools in Michigan list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Baker College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the town of Owosso, Baker College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Baker College are $12,420 per year.
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Explore all the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 493 |
| Illinois | 142 |
| Indiana | 516 |
| Wisconsin | 29 |
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Majors Related to ME Tech
Mechanical Engineering Technology is one of 18 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to ME Tech
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Industrial Production Technology | 11,906 |
| Electromechanical Engineering Technology | 10,593 |
| Drafting & Design Engineering Technology | 8,964 |
| Environmental Control Technology | 8,690 |
| Electronics Engineering Technology | 8,592 |
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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.