2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering in Virginia

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 200,458 engineering students received their degree, making the major the 6th most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $64,888 and had an average of $23,564 in loans still to pay off.

Across Virginia, there were 5,222 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 361 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the 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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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia

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

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering in Virginia

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$30,547 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia list. Virginia Tech is a large school located in Blacksburg, Virginia that handed out 220 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our virginia doctor’s degree engineering students list, Virginia Tech has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best 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 Virginia Tech are $30,547.

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#2

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$32,394 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia. Located in Charlottesville, Virginia, this large public school handed out 61 degrees to qualified doctorate’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

University of Virginia also took the #1 spot in our “Best 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 University of Virginia are $32,394.

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#3

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, Virginia

#3 in overall quality

$33,288 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Old Dominion University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia list. Old Dominion University is a large public school situated in Norfolk, Virginia. It awarded 34 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Old Dominion also made our “Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Old Dominion are $33,288, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia

#4 in overall quality

$29,228 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Richmond, Virginia, this large public school handed out 31 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

VCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at VCU are $29,228, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

#3 in overall quality

$37,410 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia. This large school is located in Fairfax, Virginia, and it awarded 15 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our virginia doctor’s degree engineering students list, GMU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at GMU are $37,410, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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