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Best Schools for Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician in West Virginia
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician
Fairmont State University tops our 2026 ranking of the best mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician schools. Located in the town of Fairmont, Fairmont State University is a mid-sized public university. Fairmont State University graduates 44% of students within six years. There were roughly 12 mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician students who graduated with this degree at Fairmont State University in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician degree recipients from Fairmont State University generally make around $54,410. Students borrow a median of $25,000 to complete this degree.
More information about a degree in mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician from Fairmont State University
Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 3 schools evaluated.
- 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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