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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region

9 Colleges
$45,243 Avg Salary
$16,389 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Associate Degree 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the New England Region to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Mechanical Engineering Technology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for ME tech majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Springfield Technical Community College the most popular school in the New England Region for mechanical engineering technology students working on their associate degree. STCC is a small public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

Women make up 8% of the ME tech majors at the school.

ME Tech majors at STCC take out an average of $7,046 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means New England Institute of Technology is a great place for mechanical engineering technology students working on their associate degree. New England Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of East Greenwich.

Of the 25 students majoring in ME tech at New England Tech, 88% are male and 12% are female.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at NHTI-Concord’s Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering technology schools in the New England Region . NHTI is a small public school located in the fringe town of Concord.

Women make up 13% of the ME tech majors at the school.

On average, ME tech graduates from NHTI take out $18,330 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Vermont Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering technology schools in the New England Region . Vermont Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Randolph.

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#5

Massachusetts Bay Community College

Wellesley Hills, MA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Massachusetts Bay Community College is a great place for mechanical engineering technology students working on their associate degree. MassBay Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Wellesley Hills.

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University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree mechanical engineering technology programs. Located in the large suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mechanical engineering technology students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. BFIT is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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With a ranking of #8, Three Rivers Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanical engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Three Rivers Community College is a small public school located in the city of Norwich.

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#9

Gateway Community College

New Haven, CT

Gateway Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Gateway Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of New Haven.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best mechanical engineering technology colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 58
Connecticut 31
New Hampshire 36
Maine 44
Rhode Island 43
Vermont 11

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 9 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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