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Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in Virginia

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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in Virginia

2 Colleges
$63,739 Avg Salary
$24,782 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, 90 degrees and certificates were awarded to mechanical engineering students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #71 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Virginia to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Mechanical Engineering program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Our analysis found Virginia Tech to be the most popular school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a degree in Virginia. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Tech Report

#2

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Old Dominion University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in Virginia list. Old Dominion is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Norfolk.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Old Dominion University

Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 467
Georgia 312
North Carolina 215
Tennessee 65
Kentucky 61
Louisiana 12
Alabama 97
South Carolina 129
Mississippi 24
Arkansas 6
West Virginia 25

One of 39 majors within the area of study, mechanical engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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 Michel Villeneuve.

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