Mechanical Engineering Technology Programs in the Northeast
Updated
Regional list from Best Programs in Mechanical Engineering Technology
This page ranks the 10 Mechanical Engineering Technology programs in the Northeast by median earnings of Mechanical Engineering Technology graduates four years after completing. University of Massachusetts-Lowell ranks 1st with median earnings of $120,219 for its graduates four years after completing.
Across the listed programs, the figure ranges from $120,219 to $47,260, with a median of $81,320. The gap between the first- and second-ranked programs is $28,278.
Public institutions account for 8 of the 10 programs, alongside 2 private nonprofit option. CUNY New York City College of Technology posts the lowest average net price on the list at $5,127.
CUNY New York City College of Technology ranks 60th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions.
The ranked list
| Rank | School | Program Earnings | Average net price | Net price, families under $30K | Admission rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Massachusetts-Lowell · Lowell, MA | $120,219 | $17,163 | $9,943 | 83.0% |
| University of Massachusetts-Lowell ranks 1st on this list, reporting $120,219 in median earnings for its Mechanical Engineering Technology graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 2 | Farmingdale State College · Farmingdale, NY | $91,941 | $10,867 | $4,933 | 63.3% |
| Farmingdale State College admits 63% of applicants and posts median earnings of $91,941 for its Mechanical Engineering Technology graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 3 | University of Maine · Orono, ME | $91,879 | $17,510 | $12,642 | 96.6% |
| University of Maine reports median earnings of $91,879 for its Mechanical Engineering Technology graduates four years after completing, alongside an admission rate of 97%. | |||||
| 4 | Central Connecticut State University · New Britain, CT | $90,472 | $16,857 | $13,589 | 73.3% |
| Central Connecticut State University ranks 4th on this list and shows median federal debt of $29,250 among Mechanical Engineering Technology completers who borrowed. | |||||
| 5 | Rochester Institute of Technology · Rochester, NY | $86,226 | $34,906 | $24,680 | 66.9% |
| Rochester Institute of Technology, a private nonprofit university, reports median earnings of $86,226 for its Mechanical Engineering Technology graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 6 | SUNY Polytechnic Institute · Utica, NY | $76,413 | $14,164 | $7,442 | 81.4% |
| SUNY Polytechnic Institute posts an average net price of $14,164 and median earnings of $76,413 for its Mechanical Engineering Technology graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 7 | CUNY New York City College of Technology · Brooklyn, NY | $73,336 | $5,127 | $3,810 | 80.3% |
| CUNY New York City College of Technology ranks 60th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions and reports median federal debt of $7,000 among Mechanical Engineering Technology completers who borrowed. | |||||
| 8 | SUNY Buffalo State University · Buffalo, NY | $73,327 | $11,346 | $7,405 | 73.0% |
| SUNY Buffalo State University reports median earnings of $73,327 for its Mechanical Engineering Technology graduates four years after completing, with an admission rate of 73%. | |||||
| 9 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus · Teaneck, NJ | $51,273 | $15,404 | $10,218 | 90.7% |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus ranks 9th on this list and shows an average net price of $15,404. | |||||
| 10 | SUNY College of Technology at Canton · Canton, NY | $47,260 | $15,268 | $10,908 | 92.2% |
| SUNY College of Technology at Canton reports median earnings of $47,260 for its Mechanical Engineering Technology graduates four years after completing and an admission rate of 92%. | |||||
How this list is ordered
Programs are ordered by the median earnings of their Mechanical Engineering Technology graduates four years after completing, highest first. Only programs with a reported earnings cohort in the Northeast appear. The figures are medians for federally aided completers who were working and not enrolled, measured four years after completing. For 2 of the 10 listed programs the figure is the two-year completion median rather than the four-year one. The metric does not adjust for graduate school enrollment, cost, or who enrolls, and it is not a measure of teaching quality. The gap between University of Massachusetts-Lowell and Farmingdale State College is $28,278, and the spread from the top of the list to the bottom is $72,959.
Job market context in the Northeast
Graduates of Mechanical Engineering Technology programs in the Northeast enter a labor market that links to occupations such as Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other, Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics, and Mechanical Drafters. The median annual wage across those occupations is $56,618, and a quarter of workers in those occupations earn less than $44,799. Projections for 2024 to 2034 put employment in those occupations about 2.9% higher, with 12,440 projected openings a year. That works out to about 2,274 openings a year for every hundred graduates, more projected openings than graduates. Wages and top occupations exclude management occupations; openings include them. The ranking above uses the earnings of graduates four years after completing, not the occupation-wide wage figures shown here.
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