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2023 Best Value Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$18,024 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$139,530 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 182 degrees and certificates were awarded to electrical engineering students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #42 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Virginia to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for EE 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 Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia

Check out the EE doctor'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 Doctorate in Electrical Engineering

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Virginia Tech the best value school in Virginia for electrical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Virginia Tech are $16,522 per year.

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.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Virginia Tech

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 #2 on this year’s Best Value Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of Virginia are $20,906 a year.

University of Virginia also made our Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list, coming in at #2.

Full Electrical Engineering at University of Virginia - Main Campus Report

#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Out of the 3 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the # 3 spot on the list. GMU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at GMU are $16,644 per year.

Full Electrical Engineering at George Mason 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
Florida 528
Georgia 444
North Carolina 388
Tennessee 62
Kentucky 41
Louisiana 12
Alabama 55
South Carolina 51
Mississippi 17
Arkansas 27
West Virginia 13

Electrical Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548

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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