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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in Virginia

9 Colleges
$46,580 Avg Salary
$19,510 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Technology School for You

In 2020-2021, 130 degrees and certificates were awarded to mechanical engineering technology students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #126 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in Virginia to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Mechanical Engineering Technology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for ME tech majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named Tidewater Community College the most popular school in Virginia for mechanical engineering technology students. Tidewater Community College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk.

The average amount in student loans that ME tech majors at Tidewater Community College take out is $11,020.

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#2

ECPI University

Virginia Beach, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend ECPI University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in Virginia list. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, ECPI University is a private for-profit college with a large student population.

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#3

Virginia State University

Petersburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in Virginia list. Located in the large suburb of Petersburg, Virginia State is a public school with a small student population.

ME Tech majors at Virginia State take out an average of $28,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Out of the 9 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, John Tyler Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Chester, John Tyler Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Thomas Nelson Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in Virginia list. Located in the city of Hampton, TNCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#6

Blue Ridge Community College

Weyers Cave, VA

With a ranking of #6, Blue Ridge Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanical engineering technology students. BRCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Weyers Cave.

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With a ranking of #7, Danville Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanical engineering technology students. Danville Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Danville.

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Norfolk State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for mechanical engineering technology students. It came in at #7 on the list. Norfolk State is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Norfolk.

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Virginia Western Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for mechanical engineering technology students. It came in at #7 on the list. Virginia Western Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Roanoke.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 56
North Carolina 197
Florida 139
Tennessee 23
South Carolina 46
Louisiana 22
Arkansas 30
Alabama 31
Mississippi 0
West Virginia 184

Mechanical Engineering Technology is one of 18 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,906
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,593
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,964
Environmental Control Technology 8,690
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,592

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 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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