2023 Best Value General Engineering Schools in West Virginia
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best General Engineering School for You
In 2020-2021, 84 degrees and certificates were awarded to general engineering students who went to a West Virginia college or university. This makes it the #69 most popular major in the state.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value General Engineering Schools in West Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in West Virginia to see which ones offered the best value programs for engineering 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. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best West Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality in General Engineering
Our analysis found West Virginia University to be the best value school for general engineering students who want to pursue a degree in West Virginia. WVU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Morgantown.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WVU are $9,144 per year.
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 engineering in West Virginia.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Marshall University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value General Engineering Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the small city of Huntington, Marshall University is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Marshall University are $8,552 a year. After completing their degree, engineering graduates from Marshall University carry an average student debtload of $28,500.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Georgia | 170 |
Virginia | 647 |
North Carolina | 660 |
Florida | 18 |
Tennessee | 134 |
Kentucky | 0 |
South Carolina | 10 |
Louisiana | 168 |
Arkansas | 173 |
Alabama | 225 |
Mississippi | 264 |
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Majors Related to Engineering
One of 40 majors within the area of study, general engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Engineering
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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.