by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major in Virginia” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
General Computer Engineering is the 58th most popular major in the country with 12,608 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across Virginia, there were 437 general computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 337 general computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,755 and $24,761 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major in Virginia” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in general computer engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in general computer engineering in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The general computer 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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major in Virginia”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major in Virginia”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major in Virginia. Virginia State is a small school located in Petersburg, Virginia that handed out 9 bachelors’s general computer engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major in Virginia list. Virginia Tech is a large public school situated in Blacksburg, Virginia. It awarded 184 bachelors’s general computer engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Christopher Newport University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major in Virginia. Christopher Newport University is a public institution located in Newport News, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Christopher Newport University General Computer Engineering Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major in Virginia list. University of Virginia - Main Campus is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 51 bachelors’s general computer engineering degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Old Dominion University landed the #5 spot on the list. Old Dominion University is a large school located in Norfolk, Virginia that handed out 19 bachelors’s general computer engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on General Computer Engineering at Old Dominion University
George Mason University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major in Virginia ranking. Located in Fairfax, Virginia, this large public school awarded 32 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general computer engineering students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Hampton University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Hampton, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general computer engineering students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Virginia Commonwealth University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major in Virginia ranking. VCU is a large public school situated in Richmond, Virginia. It awarded 23 bachelors’s general computer engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Virginia Commonwealth University General Computer Engineering Report
Liberty University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major in Virginia ranking. Liberty University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Lynchburg, Virginia. It awarded 7 bachelors’s general computer engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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