2024 Best General Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia

a bachelor's degree in general engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #134 out of 1232 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Virginia to determine which ones were the best for general engineering students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 105 bachelor's degrees in general engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general engineering students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general engineering students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general engineering related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general engineering students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 General Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia list to help you make the college decision.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study General Engineering in Virginia

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in general engineering.

Top Virginia Schools for a Bachelor's in Engineering

1

James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA

76 Annual Graduates

James Madison University is a great choice for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in general engineering. Located in the city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general engineering from James Madison University

2

Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

9 Annual Graduates

Old Dominion University is a great decision for students interested in a bachelor's degree in general engineering. Old Dominion is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Norfolk.More information about a bachelor’s in general engineering from Old Dominion University

Best General Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	492	5
Tennessee	460	47
North Carolina	453	254
Georgia	453	126
South Carolina	370	10
Louisiana	306	63
Arkansas	294	30
Mississippi	275	20
West Virginia	223	15

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General Engineering Related Rankings by Major

One of 2 majors within the General Engineering area of study, General Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Rémi Kaupp. More about our data sources and methodologies.