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2023 Best Value Electrical Engineering Schools in West Virginia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$8,552 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$69,420 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Electrical Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, 102 degrees and certificates were awarded to electrical engineering students who went to a West Virginia college or university. This makes it the #59 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Electrical Engineering Schools in West Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in West 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Electrical Engineering Schools in West Virginia

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Electrical Engineering Colleges.

Best West Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality in Electrical Engineering

Our analysis found West Virginia University Institute of Technology to be the best value school for electrical engineering students who want to pursue a degree in West Virginia. West Virginia University Tech is a small public school located in the city of Beckley.

West Virginia University Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $7,728 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that EE majors at West Virginia University Tech take out is $26,251. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $315.

West Virginia University Tech not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Electrical Engineering Schools in West Virginia list.

Full Electrical Engineering at West Virginia University Institute of Technology Report

#2

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend West Virginia University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Electrical Engineering Schools in West Virginia list. WVU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Morgantown.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WVU are $9,144 per year. The average amount in student loans that EE majors at WVU take out is $26,251. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $315.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, WVU is ranked #5 for overall quality for EE in West Virginia.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at West Virginia University

#3

Marshall University

Huntington, WV

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

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Marshall University are $8,552 per year.

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Best Value Electrical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 838
Virginia 604
North Carolina 714
Florida 1,422
Tennessee 253
Kentucky 178
South Carolina 219
Louisiana 176
Arkansas 162
Alabama 396
Mississippi 144

One of 40 majors within the area of study, electrical engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to EE

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 3 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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