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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

8 Colleges
$58,509 Avg Salary
$27,060 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor's 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the New England Region to see which bachelor's 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

#1

University of Maine

Orono, ME

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maine the most popular school in the New England Region for mechanical engineering technology students working on their bachelor’s degree. UMaine is a large public school located in the small suburb of Orono.

About 9% of the students majoring in ME tech at the school are women while 91% are male.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, ME tech majors at UMaine accumulate an average of around $26,180 in student debt.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Central Connecticut State University is a great place for mechanical engineering technology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of New Britain, CCSU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 4% of the ME tech majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means New England Institute of Technology is a great place for mechanical engineering technology students working on their bachelor’s degree. New England Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of East Greenwich.

Full Mechanical Engineering Technology at New England Institute of Technology Report

Out of the 8 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Hampshire at Manchester landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Manchester, UNH Manchester is a public college with a small student population.

About 8% of the students majoring in ME tech at the school are women while 92% are male.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Massachusetts - Lowell helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering technology schools in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public college with a large student population.

On average, ME tech graduates from UMass Lowell take out $35,782 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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With a ranking of #6, Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanical engineering technology students working on their bachelor’s degree. BFIT is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

About 20% of the students majoring in ME tech at the school are women while 80% are male.

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Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree mechanical engineering technology programs. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Women make up 67% of the ME tech majors at the school.

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#8

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

University of Hartford did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mechanical engineering technology students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of West Hartford, UHart is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges by State

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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 8 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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