Other Engineering is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #177 out of the 395 majors across the country that we analyze each year. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Virginia to determine which ones were the best for other engineering students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 187 degrees in other engineering to qualified students.
Your choice of other engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Other Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 Other Engineering Schools in Virginia list to help you make the college decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the other engineering degree levels they offer.
University of Virginia - Main Campus is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in other engineering. University of Virginia is a very large public university located in the suburb of Charlottesville. A Best Colleges rank of #33 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University of Virginia is a great university overall.
There were approximately 37 other engineering students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent year we have data available.
Old Dominion University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in other engineering. Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 14th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were about 114 other engineering students who graduated with this degree at Old Dominion in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the other engineering program report average early career income of $98,047.
Every student pursuing a degree in other engineering needs to look into Virginia Commonwealth University. Located in the midsize city of Richmond, VCU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were roughly 22 other engineering students who graduated with this degree at VCU in the most recent data year.
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 other engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Other Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
