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2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools in Virginia

4 Colleges
$50,691 Avg Salary
$25,257 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies School for You

Engineering Technologies is the #31 most popular major in Virginia with 8 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools in Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 4 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 Engineering Technologies program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Management and Technology the most popular school in Virginia for engineering technologies students. University of Management and Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Arlington.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools in Virginia list. Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a very large student population.

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#3

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

The excellent programs at Old Dominion University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering technologies schools in Virginia. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Virginia State University

Petersburg, VA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Virginia State University is a great place for engineering technologies students. Located in the suburb of Petersburg, Virginia State is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 3
Florida 358
North Carolina 256
Tennessee 59
Georgia 79
South Carolina 51
Louisiana 61
West Virginia 69
Kentucky 138
Arkansas 468
Alabama 418

Engineering Tech Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Engineering-Related Fields 4,838
Quality Control Technology 736
Industrial Production Technology 440
Engineering Technology (Other) 288
Construction Engineering Technology 264
General Engineering Technology 255
Computer Engineering Technology 179
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 145
Mechanical Engineering Technology 104
Nanotechnology 98
Energy Systems Technologies 95
Environmental Control Technology 89
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 43
Architectural Engineering Technology 39
Electronics Engineering Technology 39
Engineering-Related Technologies 15

Majors Similar to Engineering Tech

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 61,791
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KUKA Systems GmbH.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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