2025 Best Other Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia

a doctor's degree in other engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #89 out of 306 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Other Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 30 doctor's degrees in other engineering to qualified students.

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on other engineering students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other other engineering students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for other engineering to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized other engineering related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for other engineering students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Other Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Other Engineering in Virginia

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in other engineering.

Top Virginia Schools for a Doctorate in Other Engineering

1

University of Virginia - Main Campus
Charlottesville, VA

12 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in other engineering needs to take a look at University of Virginia - Main Campus. Located in the midsize suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in other engineering from University of Virginia - Main Campus

2

Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA

11 Annual Graduates

Virginia Commonwealth University is a great option for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in other engineering. Located in the midsize city of Richmond, VCU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in other engineering from Virginia Commonwealth University

Best Other Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Other Engineering Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	138	3
North Carolina	115	12
Mississippi	113	0
Tennessee	102	16
Alabama	98	4
South Carolina	91	8

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Rankings in Majors Related to Other Engineering

One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Other Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Other Engineering Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Other Engineering	30

Majors Similar to Other Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	68
Civil Engineering	65
Biomedical Engineering	45
General Engineering	42
Systems Engineering	28
Mechanical Engineering	26
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	24
Chemical Engineering	24
Computer Engineering	19
Materials Engineering	19

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.