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Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia

2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$14,790 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$57,857 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree School for You

Engineering Technologies is one of the most popular subjects to study in Virginia. With 2,041 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Virginia to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for engineering tech students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for engineering tech majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Engineering Technologies

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Our analysis found Virginia Tech to be the best value school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Virginia. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Virginia Tech are $14,666 per year.

Virginia Tech also took the #1 spot in our Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Virginia rankings.

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#2

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Old Dominion University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Old Dominion is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Norfolk.

Old Dominion undergraduate students pay an average of $11,220 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Old Dominion not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Virginia list.

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#3

ECPI University

Virginia Beach, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend ECPI University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. ECPI University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Virginia Beach.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ECPI University are $18,484 per year.

Read full report on Engineering Technologies at ECPI University

Best Value Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,691
West Virginia 573
Alabama 3,141
Kentucky 2,064
Georgia 1,505
Tennessee 1,594
Louisiana 2,737
Mississippi 1,554
South Carolina 1,247
Florida 4,480
Arkansas 767

Engineering Tech Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,288
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,780
Environmental Control Technology 9,376
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,822
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,347
Engineering-Related Fields 6,553
Mechanical Engineering Technology 6,205
Construction Engineering Technology 4,299
General Engineering Technology 3,841
Quality Control Technology 3,720
Computer Engineering Technology 3,509
Engineering Technology (Other) 1,907
Energy Systems Technologies 1,277
Architectural Engineering Technology 1,239
Civil Engineering Technology 1,155
Engineering-Related Technologies 969
Mining & Petroleum Technology 410
Nuclear Engineering Technology 235
Nanotechnology 104

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 KUKA Systems GmbH.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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