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2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia

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$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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Virginia to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Electrical Engineering program at each school on the list.

Check out the EE doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Virginia.

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

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

Of the 43 students majoring in EE at Virginia Tech, 81% are male and 19% are female.

Full Electrical Engineering at Virginia Tech Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Virginia - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular electrical engineering schools in Virginia. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

Women make up 20% of the EE majors at the school.

Full Electrical Engineering at University of Virginia - Main Campus Report

#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at George Mason University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular electrical engineering schools in Virginia. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at George Mason University

Best Electrical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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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