Other Engineering is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #177 out of the 395 majors across the country that we analyze each year. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Other Engineering Schools in Virginia ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 173 degrees in other engineering annually.
Your choice of other engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Other Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 Other Engineering Schools in Virginia list to help you make the college decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the other engineering degree levels they offer.
University of Virginia - Main Campus is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in other engineering. Located in the midsize suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #35 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means University of Virginia is a great university overall.
There were roughly 27 other engineering students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent data year.
Every student who is interested in other engineering needs to check out Virginia Commonwealth University. Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were roughly 23 other engineering students who graduated with this degree at VCU in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the other engineering degree program at Virginia Commonwealth University make $11,385 more than the standard college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
Old Dominion University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in other engineering. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 16th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were approximately 114 other engineering students who graduated with this degree at Old Dominion in the most recent year we have data available. Those other engineering students who get their degree from Old Dominion University earn $28,233 more than the average other engineering grad.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
Your choice of other engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Other Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
