2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 9,411 people earned their degree in general engineering, making the major the 83rd most popular in the United States.

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

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general engineering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in Virginia

#1

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$33,288 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Old Dominion University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Norfolk, Virginia, this large public school handed out 34 degrees to qualified doctorate’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Old Dominion, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Old Dominion University are $33,288.

Full Old Dominion General Engineering Report

#2

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$29,228 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Richmond, Virginia, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

VCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Commonwealth University are $29,228, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Virginia Commonwealth University General Engineering Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $75-$110k)

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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