Mechanical Engineering Technology at Virginia State University

Every mechanical engineering technology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the ME tech program at Virginia State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Virginia State is located in Petersburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 4,020. Of the 626 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Virginia State University in 2021, 29 of them were mechanical engineering technology majors.

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

Virginia State Mechanical Engineering Technology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in ME Tech

Virginia State Mechanical Engineering Technology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks ME tech programs across the country. The following shows how Virginia State performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The ME tech major at Virginia State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Mechanical Engineering 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 Focused Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7
Most Focused Mechanical Engineering Schools	31

ME Tech Student Demographics at Virginia State

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

Virginia State Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in ME tech from Virginia State. About 76% were men and 24% were women. The typical ME tech bachelor's degree program is made up of only 11% women. So female students are more repesented at Virginia State since its program graduates 13% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 48% 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 Virginia State University with a bachelor's in ME tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Industrial Production Technology
• Electronics Engineering Technology

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 Virginia State University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	19,650	$47,730
Mechanical Engineering Technicians	1,190	$60,860
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians	140	$75,060

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 Kevin Coles under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.