Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and approximately 37,024 students attend the school each year.

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

Virginia Tech Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in ME
• Master’s Degree in ME

Virginia Tech Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The me major at Virginia Tech is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Mechanical Engineering. 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.

There were 31 students who received their doctoral degrees in me, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

ME Student Demographics at Virginia Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the me majors at Virginia Tech.

Virginia Tech Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 86% of me bachelor's degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in me at Virginia Tech are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Virginia Tech with a bachelor's in me.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	29
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	29
White	226
International Students	28
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

Virginia Tech Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 83% of me master's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

Of the students who received a me master's degree from Virginia Tech, 52% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Virginia Tech with a master's in me.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	27
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Mechanical Engineering

The following me concentations are available at Virginia Tech. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Virginia Tech. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mechanical Engineering	466

Related Majors

• Marine Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering
• Systems Engineering
• Polymer & Plastics Engineering
• Other Engineering

Careers That ME Grads May Go Into

A degree in me 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 Virginia Tech.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Cost Estimators	9,220	$74,160
Mechanical Engineers	7,590	$100,540
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,030	$164,300
Aerospace Engineers	2,060	$127,390

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
• Image Credit: By Eric T Gunther under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.