2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 CE Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Computer Engineering is the 60th most popular major in the country with 16,932 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, computer engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $68,762 and had an average of $25,829 in loans still to pay off.

Across Virginia, there were 545 computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,380 and $29,649 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 14 computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in computer engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the computer engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia doctor’s degree ce students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in Virginia

#1

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 #1 for the Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Virginia is a public institution located in Charlottesville, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Virginia also made our “Best Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia are $32,394, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Computer Engineering at University of Virginia - Main Campus

#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$30,547 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k list. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 doctorate’s CE degrees to qualified students.

Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Computer Engineering at Virginia Tech

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Engineering (Income $0-$30k)

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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