2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Engineering in West Virginia

A master's degree in engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #4 out of 37 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in West Virginia to determine which ones were the most popular for engineering students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 95 master's degrees in engineering during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Engineering in West Virginia

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

Most Well Attended Schools for Engineering Students Working on Their Master's

1

West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV

69 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In WV

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

West Virginia University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in engineering. WVU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Morgantown. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in engineering in West Virginia. More information about a master’s in engineering from West Virginia University

2

Marshall University
Huntington, WV

26 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In WV

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Marshall University if you want to pursue a master's degree in engineering. Marshall University is a fairly large public university located in the city of Huntington. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in engineering in West Virginia. More information about a master’s in engineering from Marshall 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	34	2,092
Mississippi	33	169
Georgia	32	1,206
Tennessee	32	341
Kentucky	31	263
Virginia	31	1,044
Alabama	30	685
Louisiana	30	172
North Carolina	30	1,233
South Carolina	30	406
Arkansas	30	123

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Engineering Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
General Engineering	20
Mechanical Engineering	18
Computer Engineering	14
Civil Engineering	11
Electrical Engineering	6
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	5
Chemical Engineering	5
Petroleum Engineering	5
Environmental Engineering	4
Industrial Engineering	4

Most Popular Majors Related to Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences	212
Natural Resources & Conservation	107
Biological & Biomedical Sciences	80
Engineering Technologies	69
Mathematics & Statistics	21
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations	19
Physical Sciences	17
Architecture & Related Services	4

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.