2024 Best General Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia

a doctor's degree in general engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #49 out of 306 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 31 doctor's degrees in general engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general engineering students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general engineering students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt general engineering students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general engineering related body.

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

More Ways to Rank General Engineering Schools

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 Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Engineering in Virginia

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in general engineering.

Top Virginia Schools for a Doctorate in Engineering

1

Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA

23 Annual Graduates

Old Dominion University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in general engineering. Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in general engineering from Old Dominion University

2

Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA

8 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Virginia Commonwealth University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in general engineering. Located in the city of Richmond, VCU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in general engineering from Virginia Commonwealth 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	138	0
Georgia	126	10
Mississippi	113	29
Louisiana	103	12
Tennessee	102	20
Arkansas	58	55
West Virginia	49	41

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Rankings in Majors Related to Engineering

General Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Engineering Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Engineering	31

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	64
Other Engineering	35
Civil Engineering	34
Mechanical Engineering	31
Biomedical Engineering	24
Chemical Engineering	24
Materials Engineering	19
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	16
Systems Engineering	16
Computer Engineering	11

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.