If you plan on majoring in general engineering, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #79 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General Engineering Schools in Virginia ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 649 degrees in general engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of general engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall General Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Engineering Schools in Virginia list to help you make the college decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of engineering degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Old Dominion University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general engineering. Old Dominion is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk. This university ranks 14th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were approximately 113 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Old Dominion in the most recent data year. Those general engineering students who get their degree from Old Dominion University earn $24,133 more than the average engineering grad.
It's hard to beat University of Virginia - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a degree in general engineering. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #33 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means University of Virginia is a great university overall.
There were about 5 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the engineering program state that they receive average early career wages of $54,356.
James Madison University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general engineering. Located in the city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #169 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means JMU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 76 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at JMU in the most recent data year. General Engineering degree recipients from James Madison University receive an earnings boost of around $9,086 above the average income of general engineering majors.
Virginia Commonwealth University is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in general engineering. VCU is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Richmond. This university ranks 7th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were about 13 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at VCU in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
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Your choice of general engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall General Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
