2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid

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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.

For this year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering in Virginia (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Old Dominion University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Norfolk, Virginia, and it awarded 34 doctorate’s engineering degrees 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 are $33,288.

Read full report on General Engineering at Old Dominion University

#2

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$29,228 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Commonwealth University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid. 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Commonwealth University are $29,228, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Engineering at VCU

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (With Aid)

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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