2023 Most Popular Engineering Schools in Virginia
Finding the Best Engineering School for You
Engineering is one of the most popular subjects to study in Virginia. With 1,286 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 8th out of all the majors we track in the state.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Engineering Schools in Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Virginia to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Engineering Schools in Virginia
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Engineering Colleges.
Most Popular Virginia Schools in Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named Virginia Tech the most popular school in Virginia for engineering students. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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 Most Popular Engineering Schools in Virginia list. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Old Dominion University is a great place for engineering students. Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college with a fairly large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Schools in Virginia list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a very large student population.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Virginia Commonwealth University is a great place for engineering students. Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Norfolk State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. Norfolk State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Norfolk.
With a ranking of #7, Stratford University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students. Located in the midsize city of Fairfax, Stratford University is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
ECPI University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, ECPI University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #9, Virginia International University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students. Virginia International University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfax.
Best Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Most Popular Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Mississippi | 178 |
Florida | 2,629 |
North Carolina | 1,668 |
Tennessee | 508 |
Georgia | 1,617 |
South Carolina | 617 |
Louisiana | 293 |
West Virginia | 158 |
Kentucky | 281 |
Arkansas | 193 |
Alabama | 914 |
Engineering Related Majors
Engineering Majors to Study
Majors Similar to Engineering
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Computer & Information Sciences | 60,971 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 28,851 |
Mathematics & Statistics | 15,127 |
Physical Sciences | 12,705 |
Engineering Technologies | 7,672 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 9 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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.
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