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2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$8,652 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,691 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies School for You

In 2020-2021, 938 degrees and certificates were awarded to engineering technologies students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #24 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in Virginia to see which ones offered the best value programs for engineering tech students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in Virginia

Check out the engineering tech programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality in Engineering Technologies

$4,725 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Danville Community College to be the best value school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a degree in Virginia. Danville Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Danville.

Danville Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,725 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, engineering tech graduates from Danville Community College carry an average student debtload of $6,500.

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$5,561 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Tidewater Community College is a great value for engineering technologies students. Tidewater Community College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Norfolk.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tidewater Community College are $5,561 per year. Engineering Tech majors at Tidewater Community College take out an average of $14,086 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$4,697 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New River Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in Virginia list. Located in the fringe town of Dublin, NRCC is a public college with a small student population.

NRCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,697 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that engineering tech majors at NRCC take out is $12,500.

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#4

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA
$10,800 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Old Dominion University is a great value for engineering technologies students. Located in the city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Old Dominion undergraduate students pay an average of $10,800 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, engineering tech graduates from Old Dominion carry an average student debtload of $25,000.

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#5

ECPI University

Virginia Beach, VA
$17,479 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend ECPI University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in Virginia list. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, ECPI University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

ECPI University undergraduate students pay an average of $17,479 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, engineering tech graduates from ECPI University take out $34,493 in student loans while working on their degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $99.

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Best Value Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 2,073
West Virginia 451
South Carolina 814
Florida 1,539
Arkansas 815
Mississippi 799
Tennessee 951
Louisiana 1,315
Alabama 2,165
Kentucky 843
Georgia 686

Engineering Tech Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,906
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,593
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,964
Environmental Control Technology 8,690
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,592
Engineering-Related Fields 6,736
Mechanical Engineering Technology 6,013
General Engineering Technology 4,676
Construction Engineering Technology 4,330
Quality Control Technology 3,824
Computer Engineering Technology 3,595
Engineering Technology (Other) 1,768
Architectural Engineering Technology 1,290
Energy Systems Technologies 1,256
Civil Engineering Technology 1,187
Engineering-Related Technologies 989
Mining & Petroleum Technology 445
Nuclear Engineering Technology 220
Nanotechnology 114

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396
Physical Sciences 50,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • 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 KUKA Systems GmbH.

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