2024 Best General Engineering Schools in West Virginia

General Engineering is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #96 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Engineering Schools in West Virginia ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 84 degrees in general engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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• Best Overall General Engineering Schools List

Pick Your General Engineering Degree Level

The engineering 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 General Engineering Schools in West Virginia. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for General Engineering in West Virginia

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top West Virginia Schools in Engineering

1

West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

41 Engineering Degrees Awarded

4.9% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in general engineering needs to look into West Virginia University. Located in the small city of Morgantown, WVU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in general engineering from West Virginia University

2

Marshall University
Huntington, WV

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

31 Engineering Degrees Awarded

Marshall University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in general engineering. Located in the small city of Huntington, Marshall University is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in general engineering from Marshall University

Best General Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	715	18
North Carolina	710	272
Georgia	690	160
Virginia	630	647
Tennessee	624	105
South Carolina	530	10
Kentucky	518	0
Mississippi	501	149
Alabama	500	222
Louisiana	489	168
Arkansas	466	149

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Rankings in Majors Related to Engineering

General Engineering is one of 2 different types of General Engineering programs to choose from.

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.