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2026 Best Other Engineering Schools in Virginia

3 Colleges in the United States
175 Other Engineering Degrees Awarded
$84,348 Avg Early-Career Salary

Other Engineering is a field worth a close look when choosing where to study. The schools below stand out for the quality of their other engineering programs.

For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for other engineering students pursuing a degree.

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Best Schools for Other Engineering in Virginia

If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the other engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Schools in Other Engineering

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Our analysis ranked Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University the best school in the country for a degree in other engineering. Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg. Roughly 86% of students complete a degree within six years here. About 22 other engineering degrees were awarded at Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University in the most recent year. Soon after graduation, other engineering degree recipients from Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University generally make around $60,004. Students borrow a median of $23,393 to complete this degree. More information about a degree in other engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University

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A rank of #2 makes University Of Virginia Main Campus one of the top schools for other engineering. University Of Virginia Main Campus is a very large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville. About 96% of students finish within six years. University Of Virginia Main Campus awarded about 47 other engineering degrees in the most recent data year. Students who receive their other engineering degree from University Of Virginia Main Campus earn around $69,126 in the first couple years of their career. Typical student debt for the program is $18,627. See the full other engineering program report for University Of Virginia Main Campus

3

Virginia Commonwealth University came in at #3 on our 2026 list of the best other engineering schools. Virginia Commonwealth University is a very large public school located in the city of Richmond. Roughly 63% of students complete a degree within six years here. There were roughly 15 other engineering students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Commonwealth University in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, other engineering degree recipients from Virginia Commonwealth University generally make around $95,707. Virginia Commonwealth University graduates carry a median of $23,813 in student loans. Get the full other engineering details for Virginia Commonwealth University

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A rank of #4 makes Old Dominion University one of the top schools for other engineering. Located in the city of Norfolk, Old Dominion University is a very large public university. The six-year graduation rate is 46%. There were roughly 91 other engineering students who graduated with this degree at Old Dominion University in the most recent data year. Students who receive their other engineering degree from Old Dominion University earn around $112,555 in the first couple years of their career. Students borrow a median of $26,001 to complete this degree. See the full other engineering program report for Old Dominion University

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 5 schools evaluated.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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