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2023 Best Value General Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Virginia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$14,371 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$87,583 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Engineering Master's Degree School for You

General Engineering is the #50 most popular major in Virginia with 647 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value General Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Virginia to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for engineering students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia

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

Best Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in General Engineering

#1

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Old Dominion University the best value school in Virginia for general engineering students working on their master’s degree. Old Dominion is a very large public school located in the city of Norfolk.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Old Dominion are $13,224 per year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Virginia Commonwealth University is a great value for general engineering students working on their master’s degree. VCU is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richmond.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at VCU are $15,518 per year.

Full General Engineering at Virginia Commonwealth University Report

Best Value General Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 170
North Carolina 660
Florida 18
Tennessee 134
Kentucky 0
South Carolina 10
Louisiana 168
Arkansas 173
Alabama 225
Mississippi 264
West Virginia 84

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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 Rémi Kaupp.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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