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

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In 2019-2020, 11,925 people earned their degree in general engineering, making the major the 78th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $66,152 and had an average of $20,077 in loans still to pay off.

Across Virginia, there were 756 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,667 and $15,177 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 45 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

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

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia

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

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering in Virginia

#1

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$33,288 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Old Dominion University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia list. Old Dominion is located in Norfolk, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 34 doctorate’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

Old Dominion did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Old Dominion are $33,288, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Engineering at Old Dominion

#2

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$29,228 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #2 spot on the list. VCU is a large school located in Richmond, Virginia that handed out 11 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

VCU also made our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at VCU are $29,228.

Read more about General Engineering at Virginia Commonwealth 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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Rémi Kaupp.

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