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Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in West Virginia

2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in West Virginia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$6,845 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$58,596 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Technology School for You

With 184 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, mechanical engineering technology is the #41 most popular major in West Virginia.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in West Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in West Virginia to see which programs offered the best value experiences for ME tech students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Best West Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality in Mechanical Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the best value school in West Virginia for mechanical engineering technology students. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Charles Town.

American Military University undergraduate students pay an average of $7,360 in in-state tuition and fees each year. ME Tech majors at American Military University take out an average of $20,744 in student loans while working on their egree.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, American Military University is ranked #1 for overall quality for ME tech in West Virginia.

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The excellent programs at BridgeValley Community & Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanical engineering technology schools in West Virginia. Located in the suburb of South Charleston, BridgeValley Community & Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

BridgeValley Community & Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,284 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fairmont State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the town of Fairmont, Fairmont State is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Fairmont State are $7,892 a year. ME Tech majors at Fairmont State take out an average of $24,379 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Best Value Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 56
Virginia 130
North Carolina 197
Florida 139
Tennessee 23
South Carolina 46
Louisiana 22
Arkansas 30
Alabama 31
Mississippi 0

One of 18 majors within the area of study, mechanical engineering technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 3 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).

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