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2024 Best Electrical Engineering Schools in Virginia

6 Colleges in Virginia
499 EE Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in electrical engineering, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #30 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in Virginia to determine which ones were the best for electrical engineering students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 499 degrees in electrical engineering during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Electrical Engineering School

Best Electrical Engineering Schools in Virginia The ee program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Electrical Engineering rankings. We derive our Best Overall Electrical Engineering School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

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.

Pick Your Electrical Engineering Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in EE
Master's Degrees in EE
Doctor's Degrees in EE

The ee school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Electrical Engineering Schools in Virginia. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Electrical Engineering 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 ee degree levels they offer.

Top Virginia Schools in EE

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In VA
65 EE Degrees Awarded

University of Virginia - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in electrical engineering. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a very 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 65 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in electrical engineering from University of Virginia - Main Campus

2
Virginia Tech crest
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In VA
191 EE Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat Virginia Tech if you want to pursue a degree in electrical engineering. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Blacksburg. A Best Colleges rank of #62 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Virginia Tech is a great school overall.

There were approximately 191 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in electrical engineering from Virginia Tech

3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In VA
95 EE Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat George Mason University if you want to pursue a degree in electrical engineering. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #117 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means GMU is a great university overall.

There were about 95 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at GMU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in electrical engineering from George Mason University

4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In VA
37 EE Degrees Awarded

Virginia Commonwealth University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in electrical engineering. VCU is a very large public university located in the city of Richmond. This university ranks 7th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.

There were roughly 37 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at VCU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in electrical engineering from Virginia Commonwealth University

5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In VA
44 EE Degrees Awarded

Old Dominion is a very large public university located in the city of Norfolk. This university ranks 14th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.

There were roughly 44 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Old Dominion in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in electrical engineering from Old Dominion University

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Liberty University crest
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In VA

Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Lynchburg. This university ranks 12th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.

There were roughly 17 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Liberty University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Electrical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Florida7151,317
North Carolina710714
Georgia690838
Tennessee624253
South Carolina530219
Kentucky518176
Mississippi501134
Alabama500395
Louisiana489176
Arkansas466162
West Virginia410102

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One of 3 majors within the Electrical Engineering area of study, Electrical Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

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