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Most Popular Online Mechanical Engineering Trade Schools in the Southeast Region

2023 Most Popular Online Mechanical Engineering Trade Schools in the Southeast Region

5 Colleges
$52,196 Avg Salary
$22,509 Avg Student Debt

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, mechanical engineering technology was ranked #25 in the country. In fact 6,205 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2021-2022.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Online Mechanical Engineering Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Southeast Region to see which online programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for me tech majors pursuing an online .

Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for mechanical engineering technology students. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Charles Town.

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ECPI University

Virginia Beach, VA

The excellent online programs at ECPI University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanical engineering technology schools in the Southeast Region . ECPI University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wake Technical Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Mechanical Engineering Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Raleigh, Wake Technical Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend BridgeValley Community & Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Mechanical Engineering Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of South Charleston, BridgeValley Community & Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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Explore the most popular online mechanical engineering technology colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 46
Georgia 67
Arkansas 36
North Carolina 406
Florida 297
Louisiana 80
West Virginia 122
Virginia 214
Alabama 70
Tennessee 26
Mississippi 0

One of 18 majors within the trade school area of study, mechanical engineering technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

ME Tech Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology 3,490
Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology 1,074
Automotive Engineering Technology 1,062
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies, Other 473
Marine Engineering Technology 106

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,288
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,780
Environmental Control Technology 9,376
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,822
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,347

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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).

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