Engineering Schools in Virginia
Virginia contains
48 schools that offer engineering programs.
Washington and Lee University,
the highest-ranking engineering school in VA, has a total student population of 2,153 and
is the
47th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 48 engineering schools
in Virginia,
only 9 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid,
Stratford University comes out as the most expensive ($27,887/yr),
with Wytheville Community College as the lowest recorded at only $1,335/yr.
Engineering students from Virginia schools who go on to become
engineers,
audio engineers,
aerospace engineers,
automotive engineers, etc.
have a good chance at finding employment.
For example, there are 2,412,730 people working as
architecture and engineering employees alone in the US, and their average annual salary is
$73,590.
Also, Aerospace engineers make on average $96,270 per year and there are about 70,570 of them employed in the US today.
In fact, in the Virginia alone, there are
2,270 employed aerospace engineers earning an average yearly salary of
$107,510. Architecture and engineering employees in this state earn
$76,490/yr and there are 83,120 employed.
Also, within the engineering schools
in Virginia, the average student population is 3,287 and average student-to-faculty ratio is
16 to 1. Aside from engineering,
there are 3782 total
degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,568 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around
$4,181, but can vary widely depending on the type
of school.
Engineering Programs in Virginia
Washington and Lee University
Engineering
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Chemical Engineering
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Engineering Physics
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Virginia Commonwealth University
Engineering
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters, PhD
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters, PhD
Chemical Engineering
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Computer Engineering, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Engineering, General
Levels offered:
Masters, PhD
Mechanical Engineering
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Sweet Briar College
Engineering
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Engineering Science
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Engineering technologies/technicians
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Engineering/Industrial Management
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Virginia State University
Engineering
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Computer Engineering, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Manufacturing Engineering
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Engineering technologies/technicians
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians, Other
Levels offered:
Bachelors
George Mason University
Engineering
Levels offered:
Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, PhD
Civil Engineering, Other
Levels offered:
Certificate, Bachelors, Masters
Computer Engineering, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters, PhD
Computer Software Engineering
Levels offered:
Certificate, Masters
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters, PhD
Engineering, General
Levels offered:
Certificate
Engineering, Other
Levels offered:
Certificate, Bachelors, PhD
Industrial Engineering
Levels offered:
Masters
Systems Engineering
Levels offered:
Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, PhD
Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center
Engineering technologies/technicians
Levels offered:
Certificate
Old Dominion University
Engineering
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters, PhD
Civil Engineering, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Computer Engineering, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Engineering, General
Levels offered:
Masters, PhD
Engineering, Other
Levels offered:
Masters
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Mechanical Engineering
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Engineering technologies/technicians
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Christopher Newport University
Engineering
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Computer Engineering, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Randolph College
Engineering
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Engineering Physics
Levels offered:
Bachelors
ECPI College of Technology
Engineering technologies/technicians
Levels offered:
Associates, Bachelors
ECPI Technical College
Engineering technologies/technicians
Levels offered:
Associates
ITT Technical Institute-Springfield
Engineering technologies/technicians
Levels offered:
Associates, Bachelors
Norfolk State University
Engineering
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters, PhD
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
Engineering, Other
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
Engineering technologies/technicians
Levels offered:
Associates, Bachelors
Architectural Engineering Technology/Technician
Levels offered:
Associates
Computer Engineering Technology/Technician
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians, Other
Levels offered:
Bachelors
National College-Salem
Engineering technologies/technicians
Levels offered:
Associates
ECPI Technical College
Engineering technologies/technicians
Levels offered:
Associates, Bachelors
ITT Technical Institute-Chantilly
Engineering technologies/technicians
Levels offered:
Associates, Bachelors
ITT Technical Institute-Richmond
Engineering technologies/technicians
Levels offered:
Associates, Bachelors
ITT Technical Institute-Norfolk
Engineering technologies/technicians
Levels offered:
Associates, Bachelors
DeVry University-Virginia
Engineering
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Computer Software Engineering
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Engineering technologies/technicians
Levels offered:
Associates, Bachelors
Computer Engineering Technology/Technician
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Northern Virginia Community College
Engineering
Levels offered:
Associates
Engineering, General
Levels offered:
Associates
Engineering technologies/technicians
Levels offered:
Certificate, Associates
Civil Engineering Technology/Technician
Levels offered:
Certificate
Engineering Technology, General
Levels offered:
Associates
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians, Other
Levels offered:
Certificate
Wytheville Community College
Engineering technologies/technicians
Levels offered:
Certificate, Associates
Danville Community College
Engineering
Levels offered:
Associates
Engineering, General
Levels offered:
Associates
Engineering technologies/technicians
Levels offered:
Certificate, Associates
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other
Levels offered:
Certificate
Engineering Technology, General
Levels offered:
Associates
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians, Other
Levels offered:
Certificate
Southside Virginia Community College
Engineering technologies/technicians
Levels offered:
Certificate, Associates
Stratford University
Engineering
Levels offered:
Masters
Computer Software Engineering
Levels offered:
Masters
Engineering technologies/technicians
Levels offered:
Associates
Eastern Shore Community College
Engineering technologies/technicians
Levels offered:
Certificate
Tidewater Community College
Engineering
Levels offered:
Associates
Engineering, General
Levels offered:
Associates
Engineering technologies/technicians
Levels offered:
Certificate, Associates
Civil Engineering Technology/Technician
Levels offered:
Associates
Engineering Technology, General
Levels offered:
Certificate
Lord Fairfax Community College
Engineering technologies/technicians
Levels offered:
Certificate, Associates
Engineering Technology, General
Levels offered:
Associates
Germanna Community College
Engineering technologies/technicians
Levels offered:
Certificate, Associates
Southwest Virginia Community College
Engineering technologies/technicians
Levels offered:
Certificate, Associates
Patrick Henry Community College
Engineering technologies/technicians
Levels offered:
Certificate, Associates
Engineering Technology, General
Levels offered:
Associates
Central Virginia Community College
Engineering
Levels offered:
Associates
Engineering, General
Levels offered:
Associates
Engineering technologies/technicians
Levels offered:
Associates
Engineering Technology, General
Levels offered:
Associates
Blue Ridge Community College
Engineering technologies/technicians
Levels offered:
Certificate, Associates
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians, Other
Levels offered:
Associates
Paul D Camp Community College
Engineering technologies/technicians
Levels offered:
Certificate, Associates
Dabney S Lancaster Community College
Engineering technologies/technicians
Levels offered:
Certificate, Associates
Piedmont Virginia Community College
Engineering
Levels offered:
Associates
Engineering, General
Levels offered:
Associates
Engineering technologies/technicians
Levels offered:
Associates
Virginia Western Community College
Engineering
Levels offered:
Certificate, Associates
Engineering, General
Levels offered:
Associates
Surveying Engineering
Levels offered:
Certificate
Engineering technologies/technicians
Levels offered:
Certificate, Associates
Engineering Technology, General
Levels offered:
Associates
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians, Other
Levels offered:
Associates
Virginia Highlands Community College
Engineering technologies/technicians
Levels offered:
Certificate, Associates
Engineering Technology, General
Levels offered:
Associates
John Tyler Community College
Engineering
Levels offered:
Associates
Engineering, General
Levels offered:
Associates
Engineering technologies/technicians
Levels offered:
Associates
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians, Other
Levels offered:
Associates
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
Engineering
Levels offered:
Associates
Engineering, General
Levels offered:
Associates
Engineering technologies/technicians
Levels offered:
Certificate, Associates
Engineering Technology, General
Levels offered:
Associates
New River Community College
Engineering technologies/technicians
Levels offered:
Certificate, Associates
Thomas Nelson Community College
Engineering
Levels offered:
Associates
Engineering, General
Levels offered:
Associates
Engineering technologies/technicians
Levels offered:
Certificate, Associates
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians, Other
Levels offered:
Associates
Mountain Empire Community College
Engineering technologies/technicians
Levels offered:
Certificate, Associates
Rappahannock Community College
Engineering technologies/technicians
Levels offered:
Certificate, Associates
Engineering Technology, General
Levels offered:
Associates
Westwood College-Annandale
Engineering technologies/technicians
Levels offered:
Associates
Westwood College-Arlington Ballston
Engineering technologies/technicians
Levels offered:
Associates
Virginia Interesting Facts
- Virginia was named for England's "Virgin Queen," Elizabeth I.
- The major cash crop of Virginia is tobacco and many of the people who live there earn their living from the tobacco industry.
- Jamestown, the first of the original 13 Colonies was founded for the purpose of silk cultivation. Silk to be traded with the Court of King James. After blight fungus destroyed the mulberry trees (silkworm food), sericulturist planted tobacco as a cash crop.
- Jamestown was the first English settlement in the U.S. It was also the first capital of Virginia.
- Virginia is known as "the birthplace of a nation".
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