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Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in Virginia

2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in Virginia

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Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor's Degree School for You

Mechanical Engineering Technology is the #20 most popular major in Virginia with 214 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Virginia to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Mechanical Engineering Technology program at each school on the list.

2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for me tech majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Most Popular Virginia Trade Schools for a Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering

Virginia State University

Petersburg, VA

16 Bachelor's Degrees

Our 2023 rankings named Virginia State University the most popular school in Virginia for mechanical engineering technology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Virginia State is a small public school located in the large suburb of Petersburg.

Women make up 50% of the me tech majors at the school.

Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $285.

ECPI University

Virginia Beach, VA

40 Bachelor's Degrees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means ECPI University is a great place for mechanical engineering technology students working on their bachelor’s degree. ECPI University is a large private for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.

Of the 40 students majoring in me tech at ECPI University, 85% are male and 15% are female.

Norfolk State University

Norfolk, VA

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Norfolk State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering technology schools in Virginia. Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Norfolk State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State	Degrees Awarded
South Carolina	46
Georgia	67
Arkansas	36
North Carolina	406
Florida	297
Louisiana	80
West Virginia	122
Tennessee	26
Alabama	70
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 3 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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