2023 Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Virginia

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for EE for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Electrical Engineering is the 30th most popular major in the country with 28,166 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Virginia, there were 602 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for EE for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in electrical engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great electrical engineering programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the electrical engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for EE for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for EE for a Doctorate”.

Top 2 Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Virginia

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University of Virginia - Main Campus
Charlottesville, Virginia

3 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for EE for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Virginia is a public institution located in Charlottesville, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Virginia, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Virginia supports 25,628 students, and 3 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Virginia - Main Campus]](/colleges/university-of-virginia-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia

119 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for EE for a Doctorate list. Virginia Tech is a large public school situated in Blacksburg, Virginia. It awarded 43 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.

Virginia Tech also made our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #1.Of the 37,024 students enrolled at Virginia Tech, 119 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 108 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,314. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Virginia Tech Veteran Student Life Report

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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).
• Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
• 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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
• 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

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