Mechanical Engineering Technology
Stem Major
Add ComparisonIn 2024, the locations with the highest concentration of Mechanical Engineering Technology degree recipients are New York, NY, West Lafayette, IN, and Virginia Beach, VA. In 2024, the locations with a relatively high number of Mechanical Engineering Technology degree recipients are Penn State Erie (Behrend), PA, Piqua, OH, and Bluefield, WV. The most common degree awarded to students studying Mechanical Engineering Technology is a bachelors degree.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Mechanical Engineering Technology and the types of students that study this field. Purdue University-Main Campus awards the most degrees in Mechanical Engineering Technology in the US, but Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Guayama and Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Manati have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Mechanical Engineering Technology.
Tuition costs for Mechanical Engineering Technology majors are, on average, $6,930 for in-state public colleges, and $35,830 for out of state private colleges.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Mechanical Engineering Technology programs are Public, 2-year institutions (127 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (1,910 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Mechanical Engineering Technology, is Public, 4-year or above (1,910 completions in 2024).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Mechanical Engineering Technology programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
Purdue University-Main Campus has the most Mechanical Engineering Technology degree recipients, with 151 degrees awarded in 2024.
The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Mechanical Engineering Technology.
Out of all institutions that offer Mechanical Engineering Technology programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Guayama has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Mechanical Engineering Technology, with 20.2%.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Mechanical Engineering Technology by year.
Information on the businesses and industries that employ Engineering Technologies graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.
The average salary for Engineering Technologies majors is $114,259 and the most common occupations are Software developers, Other managers, and Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers.
The industry that employs the most Engineering Technologies majors is Computer Systems Design, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals.
The average salary for Engineering Technologies majors is $114,259 and the most common occupations are Software developers, Other managers, and Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers.
This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Engineering Technologies majors.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Engineering Technologies majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Engineering Technologies majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
The most common occupations for Engineering Technologies majors, by number of employees, are Software developers, Other managers, and Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers.
Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Engineering Technologies majors working as Materials engineers, Industrial engineers, including health & safety, and Mechanical engineers.
The highest paid occupations by median income for Engineering Technologies majors are Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, Chiropractors, and Physicians.
The number of Engineering Technologies graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 2.76%, from 437,979 in 2023 to 450,062 in 2024.
The largest single share of Engineering Technologies graduates go on to work as Software developers (7.58%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Engineering Technologies by share of the total number of graduates.
The most common industries that employ Engineering Technologies majors, by number of employees, are Computer Systems Design, Construction, and Architectural, engineering & related services.
The highest paying industries of Engineering Technologies majors, by average wage, are Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals, Management of companies & enterprises, and Shoe retailers.
The number of Engineering Technologies graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 2.76%, from 437,979 in 2023 to 450,062 in 2024.
The industry which employs the most Engineering Technologies graduates by share is Computer Systems Design, followed by Construction. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Engineering Technologies.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Engineering Technologies majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Engineering Technologies majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Engineering Technologies in the United States.
The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Engineering Technologies is 44.9.
The most common degree type these workers hold is a Bachelors Degree. Male employees are more likely to hold Engineering Technologies degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Engineering Technologies (1,990 students).
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Engineering Technologies. The most common ages of employees with this major are 38 and 36 years old, which represent 2.89% and 2.86% of the population, respectively.
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Mechanical Engineering Technology are Bachelors Degree, Associates Degree, and Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years.
The most common degree types held by the working population in Engineering Technologies are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Doctorate degree.
This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Mechanical Engineering Technology.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Mechanical Engineering Technology for each race & ethnicity.
In 2024, White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.
This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in Mechanical Engineering Technology.
White Male students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.
There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Europe that hold Engineering Technologies degrees (8.39 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is India (57,971 degree recipients).
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Mechanical Engineering Technology field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Mechanical Engineering Technology majors need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Mechanical Engineering Technology majors need more than the average amount of Repairing, Equipment Maintenance, and Installation.
These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Mechanical Engineering Technology majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Repairing is very distinctive for majors, but the Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, and Operations Monitoring are the three most important skills for people in the field.
