2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in Virginia

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Engineering is the 78th most popular major in the country with 11,925 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Virginia, there were 756 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,667 and $15,177 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 $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia doctor’s degree engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in Virginia

#1

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$33,288 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Old Dominion University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k. Old Dominion University is a large public school situated in Norfolk, Virginia. 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Old Dominion are $33,288, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Old Dominion University General Engineering Report

#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 Making $30-$48k. Located in Richmond, Virginia, this large public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

VCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at VCU are $29,228, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Engineering at VCU

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $30-$48k)

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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