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2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in Idaho

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$7,872 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Technology School for You

Mechanical Engineering Technology is the #76 most popular major in Idaho with 52 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. 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. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Idaho ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Idaho to see which ones offered the best value 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.

2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools in Idaho

Check out the ME tech programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Idaho Schools for Affordable Quality in Mechanical Engineering

$4,416 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Idaho to be the best value school for mechanical engineering technology students who want to pursue a degree in Idaho. BYU - I is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Rexburg.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BYU - I are $4,416 per year.

BYU - I not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Idaho list.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering Technology at Brigham Young University - Idaho

#2

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID
$7,872 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Idaho State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in Idaho list. Located in the city of Pocatello, ISU is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ISU are $7,872 per year.

Full Mechanical Engineering Technology at Idaho State University Report

Best Value Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 89
Utah 53
Montana 43

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.

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