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2023 Best Value Electrical Engineering Schools in Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$14,844 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,571 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Electrical Engineering School for You

With 604 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, electrical engineering is the #54 most popular major in Virginia.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Electrical Engineering Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Virginia to see which ones offered the best value programs for EE students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Electrical Engineering Schools in Virginia

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

Best Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality in Electrical Engineering

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA
$14,174 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Virginia Tech the best value school in Virginia for electrical engineering students. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Virginia Tech are $14,174 per year. After completing their degree, EE graduates from Virginia Tech carry an average student debtload of $25,568. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $364.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Virginia Tech is ranked #3 for overall quality for EE in Virginia.

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#2

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA
$10,800 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Old Dominion University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Electrical Engineering Schools in Virginia list. Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Old Dominion are $10,800 a year. After completing their degree, EE graduates from Old Dominion carry an average student debtload of $25,000.

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$19,785 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Electrical Engineering Schools in Virginia list. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a very large student population.

University of Virginia undergraduate students pay an average of $19,785 in in-state tuition and fees each year. EE majors at University of Virginia take out an average of $16,890 in student loans while working on their egree.

University of Virginia also made our Best Electrical Engineering Schools in Virginia list, coming in at #1.

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#4

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA
$13,119 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Electrical Engineering Schools in Virginia list. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GMU are $13,119 per year. The average amount in student loans that EE majors at GMU take out is $27,657.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, GMU also did well on our Best Electrical Engineering Schools in Virginia list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$15,028 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Virginia Commonwealth University is a great value for electrical engineering students. Located in the midsize city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a very large student population.

VCU undergraduate students pay an average of $15,028 in in-state tuition and fees each year. EE majors at VCU take out an average of $24,251 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Electrical Engineering at Virginia Commonwealth University Report

#6

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA
$16,160 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Liberty University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for electrical engineering students. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Liberty University undergraduate students pay an average of $16,160 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, EE graduates from Liberty University carry an average student debtload of $27,000.

Full Electrical Engineering at Liberty University Report

Best Value Electrical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 838
North Carolina 714
Florida 1,422
Tennessee 253
Kentucky 178
South Carolina 219
Louisiana 176
Arkansas 162
Alabama 396
Mississippi 144
West Virginia 102

Electrical Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917
Biomedical Engineering 12,811

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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 NASA.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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