2022 Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Virginia

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Virginia” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 12,892 people earned their degree in general computer engineering, making the major the 61st most popular in the United States.

Across Virginia, there were 481 general computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 91 general computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Virginia” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in general computer engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general computer engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general computer engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Virginia

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Virginia.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Computer Engineering in Virginia

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$30,547 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Virginia. Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, this large public school handed out 49 degrees to qualified masters’s general computer engineering students in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$32,394 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Virginia. University of Virginia - Main Campus is a large school located in Charlottesville, Virginia that handed out 27 masters’s general computer engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Virginia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia - Main Campus are $32,394, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

#3 in overall quality

$37,410 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Virginia list. George Mason University is a large school located in Fairfax, Virginia that handed out 15 masters’s general computer engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

GMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Mason University are $37,410, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Computer Engineering at George Mason University

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Notes and References

References

• 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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