Automation Engineer Technology at ECPI University

If you plan to study automation engineer technology/technician, take a look at what ECPI University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

ECPI University is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and has a total student population of 14,353. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 15 students received their associate's degree in automation engineer tech.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Automation Engineer Technology section at the bottom of this page.

ECPI University Automation Engineer Technology Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Automation Engineer Tech (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Automation Engineer Tech
• Bachelor’s Degree in Automation Engineer Tech

Online Classes Are Available at ECPI University

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, ECPI University does offer online courses in automation engineer tech for the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

ECPI University Automation Engineer Technology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks automation engineer tech programs across the country. The following shows how ECPI University performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The automation engineer tech major at ECPI University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Automation Engineer Technology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online Automation Engineer Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools	1
Most Popular Online Automation Engineer Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	1
Most Focused Automation Engineer Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	1
Best Automation Engineer Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	2
	3
Best Value Automation Engineer Technology Basic Certificate Schools	7
Best Automation Engineer Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools	7
	8
Best Automation Engineer Technology Trade Schools	14
	22
Most Focused Automation Engineer Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools	26

Automation Engineer Tech Student Demographics at ECPI University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the automation engineer tech majors at ECPI University.

ECPI University Automation Engineer Technology Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 87% of automation engineer tech associate's degrees went to men and 13% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in automation engineer tech only graduates about 9% women each year. The program at ECPI University may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

ECPI University does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in automation engineer tech graduates 29% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from ECPI University with a associate's in automation engineer tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

ECPI University Automation Engineer Technology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 131 students earned a bachelor's degree in automation engineer tech from ECPI University. About 8% of these graduates were women and the other 92% were men.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in automation engineer tech at ECPI University are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its automation engineer tech bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from ECPI University with a bachelor's in automation engineer tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	90
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

ECPI University also has a doctoral program available in automation engineer tech. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Automation Engineer Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in automation engineer tech can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for VA, the home state for ECPI University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Electro-Mechanical Technicians	620	$56,020

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.