2025 Best General Mechanical Engineering Schools in Virginia
7Colleges in Virginia
828General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Awarded
Ranked #14 in popularity, general mechanical engineering is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best General Mechanical Engineering Schools in Virginia ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 828 degrees in general mechanical engineering annually.
Choosing a Great General Mechanical Engineering School
Your choice of general mechanical engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall General Mechanical Engineering School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your General Mechanical Engineering Degree Level
The general mechanical engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Mechanical Engineering Schools in Virginia.
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Best Schools for General Mechanical Engineering in Virginia
The schools below may not offer all types of general mechanical engineering degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top Virginia Schools in General Mechanical Engineering
Virginia Tech is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in general mechanical engineering. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Virginia Tech is a great school overall.
There were approximately 379 general mechanical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent data year.
University of Virginia - Main Campus is a good option for students pursuing a degree in general mechanical engineering. Located in the midsize suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #35 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means University of Virginia is a great university overall.
There were about 88 general mechanical engineering students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent year we have data available.
It's difficult to beat Virginia Commonwealth University if you wish to pursue a degree in general mechanical engineering. Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were about 86 general mechanical engineering students who graduated with this degree at VCU in the most recent data year.
George Mason University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general mechanical engineering. GMU is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Fairfax. A Best Colleges rank of #92 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means GMU is a great university overall.
There were about 75 general mechanical engineering students who graduated with this degree at GMU in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 16th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were approximately 114 general mechanical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Old Dominion in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the town of Lexington, VMI is a public school with a small student population. This school ranks 23rd out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were approximately 30 general mechanical engineering students who graduated with this degree at VMI in the most recent data year.
Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 11th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were roughly 56 general mechanical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Liberty University in the most recent year we have data available.
General Mechanical Engineering Related Rankings by Major
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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).
Your choice of general mechanical engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall General Mechanical Engineering School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
