2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in West 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 West Virginia, there were 90 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $17,798 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 20 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k” 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.

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 Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for west virginia master’s degree engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in West Virginia

#1

Marshall University

Huntington, West Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$21,162 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marshall University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k list. Huntington, West Virginia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.

Marshall University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Marshall University are $21,162, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Engineering at Marshall University

#2

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia

$26,154 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k list. WVU is a public institution located in Morgantown, West Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WVU also made our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at West Virginia University are $26,154, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full WVU General Engineering Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $0-$30k)

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.

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

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