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2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$4,826 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,217 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Mechanical Engineering Technology is the #134 most popular major in the country with 6,013 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Undergraduate Certificate School

Our 2023 rankings named Western Iowa Tech Community College the best value school in the Plains States Region for mechanical engineering technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Sioux City, Western Iowa Tech Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Western Iowa Tech Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,826 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best mechanical engineering technology colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 30
Minnesota 26
Kansas 90
Iowa 5
South Dakota 12

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

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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