2024 Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia

If you're seeking a Bachelor's Degree in engineering technologies, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #24 one in the country in terms of popularity.While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Virginia to determine which ones were the best for engineering technologies students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 458 bachelor's degrees in engineering technologies to qualified students.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to engineering technologies students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other engineering technologies students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt engineering technologies students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized engineering technologies related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for engineering technologies students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia list, to help you choose the best school for you.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Engineering Technologies in Virginia

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for engineering technologies students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Virginia Schools for a Bachelor's in Engineering Tech

1

ECPI University
Virginia Beach, VA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

179 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in engineering technologies needs to look into ECPI University. ECPI University is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the large city of Virginia Beach.More information about a bachelor’s in engineering technologies from ECPI University

2

Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA

Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type

167 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Old Dominion University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in engineering technologies. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in engineering technologies from Old Dominion University

Best Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
North Carolina	34	892
Mississippi	34	275
Florida	34	577
Alabama	33	811
Georgia	33	316
West Virginia	32	198
Tennessee	32	357
South Carolina	32	164
Kentucky	31	447
Louisiana	31	349
Arkansas	30	102

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Engineering Tech Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Engineering Technology (Other)	167
Electromechanical Engineering Technology	131
Computer Engineering Technology	51
Engineering-Related Fields	48
Mechanical Engineering Technology	39
Electronics Engineering Technology	12
Industrial Production Technology	5
Construction Engineering Technology	5

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Biological & Biomedical Sciences	3,964
Engineering	3,470
Physical Sciences	1,080
Mathematics & Statistics	810
Natural Resources & Conservation	578
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations	340
Architecture & Related Services	212
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences	96

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to KUKA Systems GmbH. More about our data sources and methodologies.