2025 Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia

Mechanical Engineering Technology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #114 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 87 bachelor's degrees in mechanical engineering technology to qualified students.

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on mechanical engineering technology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of mechanical engineering technology students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt mechanical engineering technology students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized mechanical engineering technology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for mechanical engineering technology students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Mechanical Engineering Technology in Virginia

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering technology.

Top Virginia Schools for a Bachelor's in ME Tech

1

ECPI University
Virginia Beach, VA

67 Annual Graduates

ECPI University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering technology. ECPI University is a large private for-profit university located in the city of Virginia Beach.More information about a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering technology from ECPI University

2

Virginia State University
Petersburg, VA

20 Annual Graduates

$65,472 Median Starting Salary

$23,971 Median Student Debt

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering technology needs to check out Virginia State University. Located in the suburb of Petersburg, Virginia State is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the me tech program earn about $65,472 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering technology from Virginia State University

Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	225	22
Georgia	224	50
Tennessee	220	15
North Carolina	213	82
South Carolina	195	9
Arkansas	167	15
West Virginia	147	107

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Mechanical Engineering Technology Related Rankings by Major

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

ME Tech Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology	67
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies, Other	20

Most Popular Majors Related to ME Tech

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Engineering Technology (Other)	132
Electromechanical Engineering Technology	86
Computer Engineering Technology	46
Engineering-Related Fields	24
Industrial Production Technology	12
Electronics Engineering Technology	9
Construction Engineering Technology	9

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.