2024 Best Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in West Virginia

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in engineering, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #6 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in West Virginia ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 820 bachelor's degrees in engineering to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to engineering students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of engineering students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for engineering to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized engineering related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for engineering students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Engineering Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in West Virginia list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Engineering in West Virginia

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in engineering.

Top West Virginia Schools for a Bachelor's in Engineering

1

West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

693 Annual Graduates

West Virginia University is a good option for students interested in a bachelor's degree in engineering. WVU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Morgantown.More information about a bachelor’s in engineering from West Virginia University

2

Marshall University
Huntington, WV

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

53 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in engineering has to look into Marshall University. Marshall University is a fairly large public university located in the city of Huntington.More information about a bachelor’s in engineering from Marshall University

Best Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
North Carolina	34	3,071
Mississippi	34	1,098
Florida	34	6,344
Virginia	34	3,470
Alabama	33	3,013
Georgia	33	3,670
Tennessee	32	1,746
South Carolina	32	1,701
Kentucky	31	1,062
Louisiana	31	1,511
Arkansas	30	863

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Engineering Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering	192
Industrial Engineering	126
Civil Engineering	102
Electrical Engineering	89
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	82
Petroleum Engineering	67
Chemical Engineering	52
Biomedical Engineering	42
Computer Engineering	28
General Engineering	15

Most Popular Majors Related to Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Biological & Biomedical Sciences	675
Natural Resources & Conservation	494
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences	462
Engineering Technologies	198
Physical Sciences	189
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations	169
Mathematics & Statistics	109

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.