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2023 Best Value General Engineering Schools in West Virginia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$8,552 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$52,929 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value General Engineering Schools in West Virginia

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for engineering majors pursuing a .

Best West Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality in General Engineering

#1

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

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 small city of Morgantown.

WVU undergraduate students pay an average of $9,144 in in-state tuition and fees each 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.

Read full report on General Engineering at West Virginia University

#2

Marshall University

Huntington, WV

Out of the 2 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Marshall University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Huntington, Marshall University is a public college 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.

Full General Engineering at Marshall 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
Virginia 647
North Carolina 660
Florida 18
Tennessee 134
Kentucky 0
South Carolina 10
Louisiana 168
Arkansas 173
Alabama 225
Mississippi 264

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
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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