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2024 Best Engineering Technologies Schools in Virginia

5 Colleges in Virginia
2,049 Engineering Tech Degrees Awarded
$50,691 Avg Early-Career Salary
When it comes to popularity, engineering technologies sits in the middle of the road, ranking #20 out of 38 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Virginia to determine which ones were the best for engineering technologies students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,049 degrees in engineering technologies during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Engineering Technologies School

Best Engineering Technologies Schools in Virginia The engineering tech program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Engineering Technologies rankings. We derive our Best Overall Engineering Technologies 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 Engineering Technologies Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Engineering Tech
Bachelor's Degrees in Engineering Tech

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Engineering Technologies Schools in Virginia ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Engineering Technologies in Virginia

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the engineering tech degree levels they offer.

Top Virginia Schools in Engineering Tech

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ECPI University
Virginia Beach, VA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
331 Engineering Tech Degrees Awarded
0.6% Growth in Graduates

ECPI University is a good option for students pursuing a degree in engineering technologies. ECPI University is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the city of Virginia Beach. A Best Colleges rank of #322 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means ECPI University is a great university overall.

There were approximately 331 engineering technologies students who graduated with this degree at ECPI University in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the engineering tech program report average early career wages of $50,491.

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
43 Engineering Tech Degrees Awarded
18.6% Growth in Graduates

Virginia Tech is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in engineering technologies. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #62 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Virginia Tech is a great school overall.

There were approximately 43 engineering technologies students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent data year. Those engineering technologies students who get their degree from Virginia Tech make $11,507 more than the typical engineering tech graduate.

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3
Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
168 Engineering Tech Degrees Awarded
$57,601 Median Starting Salary

Old Dominion University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in engineering technologies. Located in the city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #446 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Old Dominion is a great university overall.

There were about 168 engineering technologies students who graduated with this degree at Old Dominion in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the engineering technologies major at Old Dominion University make $6,910 more than the standard college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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3
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
178 Engineering Tech Degrees Awarded
6.2% Growth in Graduates

Danville Community College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in engineering technologies. Danville Community College is a small public college located in the town of Danville. This college ranks 45th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.

There were roughly 178 engineering technologies students who graduated with this degree at Danville Community College in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the engineering tech program earn about $49,420 in their early career salary.

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4
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
159 Engineering Tech Degrees Awarded
$48,118 Median Starting Salary

Tidewater Community College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in engineering technologies. Tidewater Community College is a fairly large public college located in the midsize city of Norfolk. This college ranks 31st out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.

There were roughly 159 engineering technologies students who graduated with this degree at Tidewater Community College in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, engineering tech degree recipients usually make an average of $48,118 at the beginning of their careers.

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5
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
79 Engineering Tech Degrees Awarded
12.7% Growth in Graduates

NRCC is a small public college located in the town of Dublin. This college ranks 52nd out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.

There were approximately 79 engineering technologies students who graduated with this degree at NRCC in the most recent year we have data available. Engineering Technologies degree recipients from New River Community College receive an earnings boost of about $2,332 over the average income of engineering technologies majors.

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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 38 2,065
West Virginia 38 445
Mississippi 38 799
South Carolina 38 804
Florida 38 1,536
Arkansas 38 596
Alabama 37 2,147
Kentucky 37 839
Georgia 37 680
Tennessee 37 949
Louisiana 37 1,313

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Engineering Tech Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Electronics Engineering Technology 658
Industrial Production Technology 390
Mechanical Engineering Technology 214
Engineering Technology (Other) 167
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 158
Computer Engineering Technology 135
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 115
General Engineering Technology 98
Engineering-Related Fields 56
Environmental Control Technology 24

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