Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology at ECPI University

If you are interested in studying mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician, you may want to check out the program at ECPI University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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, 51 students received their associate's degree in ME tech.

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

ECPI University Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in ME Tech
• Bachelor’s Degree in ME 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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? ECPI University offers distance education options for ME tech at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

ECPI University Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the ME tech progam at ECPI University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 ME tech major at ECPI University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical 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 Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	2
Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools	3
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools	15
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools	19
Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	27
Most Focused Mechanical Engineering Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools	34
	34
Most Focused Mechanical Engineering Technology Trade Schools	54
Most Focused Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	54

ME Tech Student Demographics at ECPI University

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

ECPI University Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 88% of ME tech associate's degrees went to men and 12% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in ME tech only graduates about 11% women each year. The program at ECPI University may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 1% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in ME tech at ECPI University are white. Around 75% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	38
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

ECPI University Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 10 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology from ECPI University in 2020-2021, 80% were men and 20% were women. The typical ME tech bachelor's degree program is made up of only 11% women. So female students are more repesented at ECPI University since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ME 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 12% more racial-ethnic minorities in its ME 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 ME tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

Careers That ME Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in ME 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
Mechanical Engineering Technicians	1,190	$60,860

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.