2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering in Virginia

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Electrical Engineering is the 26th most popular major in the country with 29,892 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Virginia, there were 544 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 57 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in electrical engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent electrical engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the electrical engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering in Virginia

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$30,547 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #1 spot on the list. Virginia Tech is a large public school situated in Blacksburg, Virginia. It awarded 35 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Virginia Tech, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. 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 be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia list. University of Virginia - Main Campus is a public institution located in Charlottesville, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Virginia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia are $32,394, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at University of Virginia

#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

#3 in overall quality

$37,410 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia. This large school is located in Fairfax, Virginia, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

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

Read more about Electrical 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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