by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in Virginia to determine which ones were the best for mechanical engineering students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 787 bachelor's degrees in mechanical engineering to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of mechanical engineering for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we consider a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
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.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for mechanical engineering students working on their bachelor's degree.
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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for mechanical engineering students seeking a a bachelor's degree.
It is difficult to beat Virginia Tech if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.
Those mechanical engineering students who get their bachelor's degree from Virginia Tech receive $8,998 more than the average me grad.
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University of Virginia - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. University of Virginia is a very large public university located in the midsize suburb of Charlottesville.
Bachelor's recipients from the mechanical engineering program at University of Virginia - Main Campus earn $5,084 more than the average college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
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Virginia Commonwealth University is a good decision for students interested in a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. VCU is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Richmond.
Mechanical Engineering bachelor's degree recipients from Virginia Commonwealth University get an earnings boost of about $4,073 over the typical earnings of mechanical engineering majors.
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George Mason University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public university with a fairly large student population.
Mechanical Engineering bachelor's degree recipients from George Mason University earn a boost of around $4,288 above the average earnings of mechanical engineering majors.
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Old Dominion is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Norfolk.
Bachelor's recipients from the mechanical engineering degree program at Old Dominion University get $2,492 more than the average college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
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VMI is a small public school located in the town of Lexington.
Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the me program earn around $47,837 in their early career salary.
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Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Lynchburg.
Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the me program make around $65,794 in the first couple years of working.
More information about a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering from Liberty UniversityExplore all the Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 225 | 1,787 |
| Georgia | 224 | 1,106 |
| Tennessee | 220 | 538 |
| North Carolina | 213 | 703 |
| South Carolina | 195 | 586 |
| Kentucky | 187 | 330 |
| Alabama | 184 | 922 |
| Louisiana | 171 | 441 |
| Mississippi | 169 | 280 |
| Arkansas | 167 | 274 |
| West Virginia | 147 | 192 |
Mechanical Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Mechanical Engineering | 787 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Civil Engineering | 441 |
| Computer Engineering | 403 |
| Electrical Engineering | 309 |
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 286 |
| Industrial Engineering | 249 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 247 |
| Chemical Engineering | 184 |
| General Engineering | 113 |
| Systems Engineering | 84 |
| Construction Engineering | 74 |
