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The bachelor's program at Virginia Tech was ranked #4 on College Factual's Best Schools for engineering mechanics list. It is also ranked #1 in Virginia.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, Virginia Tech handed out 34 bachelor's degrees in engineering mechanics. This is an increase of 31% over the previous year when 26 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in engineering mechanics from Virginia Tech. This makes it the #2 most popular school for engineering mechanics master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 10 students received their doctoral degrees in engineering mechanics in 2021, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Engineering Mechanics majors who earn their bachelor's degree from Virginia Tech go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $64,144 a year. This is about the same as the yearly salary of allengineering mechanics bachelor's degree recipients across the nation.
While getting their bachelor's degree at Virginia Tech, engineering mechanics students borrow a median amount of $27,500 in student loans. This is higher than the the typical median of $26,500 for all engineering mechanics majors across the country.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering mechanics majors at Virginia Tech.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 34 engineering mechanics majors earned their bachelor's degree from Virginia Tech. Of these graduates, 68% were men and 32% were women.
The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at Virginia Tech are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 68% of students fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Virginia Tech with a bachelor's in engineering mechanics.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 3 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
White | 23 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 1 |
Other Races | 4 |
All of the 4 students who graduated with a Master’s in engineering mechanics from Virginia Tech in 2021 were men.
The majority of the students with this major are white. About 75% of 2021 graduates were in this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Virginia Tech with a master's in engineering mechanics.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 3 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 0 |
Other Races | 1 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Mechanical Engineering | 466 |
Civil Engineering | 343 |
Computer Engineering | 247 |
Electrical Engineering | 243 |
Industrial Engineering | 243 |
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