2025 Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering/mechanical technology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #152 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for mechanical engineering/mechanical technology students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 211 bachelor's degrees in mechanical engineering/mechanical technology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of mechanical engineering/mechanical technology for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality me tech program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

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/mechanical technology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other mechanical engineering/mechanical technology students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• 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.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized mechanical engineering/mechanical technology related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Schools

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/Mechanical Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology in the Southeast Region

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

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Bachelor's in ME Tech

1

ECPI University
Virginia Beach, VA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

67 Annual Graduates

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

2

University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, NC

58 Annual Graduates

University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a great decision for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering/mechanical technology. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering/mechanical technology from University of North Carolina at Charlotte

3

Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA

49 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering/mechanical technology needs to check out Kennesaw State University. Located in the large suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering/mechanical technology from Kennesaw State University

4

Fairmont State University
Fairmont, WV

14 Annual Graduates

Fairmont State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering/mechanical technology. Located in the distant town of Fairmont, Fairmont State is a public university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering/mechanical technology from Fairmont State University

5

University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Little Rock, AR

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

UA Little Rock is a medium-sized public university located in the midsize city of Little Rock.More information about a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering/mechanical technology from University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best mechanical engineering/mechanical technology schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
North Carolina	453	82
Georgia	453	50
Virginia	421	10
South Carolina	370	9
Arkansas	294	15
West Virginia	223	25

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Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Related Rankings by Major

Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology is one of 5 different types of Mechanical Engineering Technology programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to ME Tech

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology	137
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies, Other	20

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.