2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Engineering in Virginia

Engineering is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #4 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Virginia to determine which ones were the most popular for engineering students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 361 doctor's degrees in engineering during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Engineering School for Your Doctor's Degree

The engineering doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Engineering in Virginia ranking.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality engineering program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for engineering.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Engineering in Virginia

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in engineering.

Most Well Attended Schools for Engineering Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

220 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In VA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Virginia Tech is a popular option for students interested in a doctor's degree in engineering. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in engineering in Virginia.

There were approximately 220 engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

University of Virginia - Main Campus
Charlottesville, VA

61 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In VA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Virginia - Main Campus is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in engineering. University of Virginia is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Charlottesville. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in engineering in Virginia.

There were approximately 61 engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in engineering from University of Virginia - Main Campus

3

Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA

34 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In VA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Old Dominion University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in engineering. Located in the city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in engineering in Virginia.

There were roughly 34 engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at Old Dominion in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in engineering from Old Dominion University

4

Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA

31 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In VA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in engineering has to check out Virginia Commonwealth University. Located in the midsize city of Richmond, VCU is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for doctor's degrees in engineering in Virginia.

There were roughly 31 engineering students who graduated with this degree at VCU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in engineering from Virginia Commonwealth University

5

George Mason University
Fairfax, VA

15 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In VA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

GMU is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Fairfax. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in engineering in Virginia.

There were approximately 15 engineering students who graduated with this degree at GMU in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in engineering from George Mason University

Best Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	29	463
Georgia	28	360
South Carolina	27	131
North Carolina	26	341
Kentucky	26	75
Tennessee	25	194
Louisiana	25	101
Mississippi	24	78
Alabama	24	146
Arkansas	23	40
West Virginia	20	28

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Engineering Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	57
General Engineering	45
Civil Engineering	38
Mechanical Engineering	37
Biomedical Engineering	33
Other Engineering	27
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	20
Chemical Engineering	19
Materials Engineering	18
Industrial Engineering	16

Majors Similar to Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Biological & Biomedical Sciences	195
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations	153
Physical Sciences	126
Computer & Information Sciences	64
Mathematics & Statistics	42
Natural Resources & Conservation	19
Architecture & Related Services	8
Engineering Technologies	2

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes. More about our data sources and methodologies.