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2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in Rhode Island

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$32,807 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$62,855 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Technology School for You

In 2020-2021, 43 degrees and certificates were awarded to mechanical engineering technology students who went to a Rhode Island college or university. This makes it the #102 most popular major in the state.

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in Rhode Island ranking.

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.

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges.

Best Mechanical Engineering Technology School

$32,807 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named New England Institute of Technology the best value school in Rhode Island for mechanical engineering technology students. Located in the suburb of East Greenwich, New England Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at New England Tech are $32,807 per year. The average amount in student loans that ME tech majors at New England Tech take out is $33,916.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, New England Tech is ranked #3 for overall quality for ME tech in Rhode Island.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering Technology at New England Institute of Technology

Best Value Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 58
Connecticut 31
New Hampshire 36
Maine 44
Vermont 11

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 values are for the top school 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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