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2023 Best Engineering Technologies Schools in the Southeast Region

85 Colleges
$49,645 Avg Salary
$20,966 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies School for You

Engineering Technologies is the #20 most popular major in the country with 85,188 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Engineering Technologies Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 85 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Engineering Technologies Schools in the Southeast Region

Check out the engineering tech programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 15% Best Engineering Technologies Schools

#1

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

Our 2023 rankings named Columbia Southern University the best school in the Southeast Region for engineering technologies students. Located in the fringe town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that engineering tech majors at Columbia Southern University take out is $20,288.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the rural area of Minden, NLTCC is a public college with a small student population.

While working on their degree, engineering tech majors at NLTCC accumulate an average of around $5,500 in student debt.

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#3

Duke University

Durham, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Engineering Technologies Schools in the Southeast Region list. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

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#4

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Out of the 85 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Clemson is a very large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

While working on their degree, engineering tech majors at Clemson accumulate an average of around $23,611 in student debt.

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#5

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Out of the 85 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the # 5 spot on the list. UF is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

While working on their degree, engineering tech majors at UF accumulate an average of around $14,000 in student debt.

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With a ranking of #6, Danville Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering technologies students. Danville Community College is a small public school located in the town of Danville.

Engineering Tech majors at Danville Community College take out an average of $6,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Kennesaw State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Engineering Technologies Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. KSU Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kennesaw.

After completing their degree, engineering tech graduates from KSU Georgia carry an average student debtload of $29,919.

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Eastern Kentucky University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Engineering Technologies Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Eastern is a large public school located in the town of Richmond.

Engineering Tech majors at Eastern take out an average of $36,380 in student loans while working on their egree.

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SOWELA Technical Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for engineering technologies students. It came in at #9 on the list. SOWELA is a small public school located in the city of Lake Charles.

While working on their degree, engineering tech majors at SOWELA accumulate an average of around $7,205 in student debt.

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Pierpont Community and Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for engineering technologies students. It came in at #10 on the list. Pierpont Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the distant town of Fairmont.

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#11

Baton Rouge Community College

Baton Rouge, LA

Baton Rouge Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for engineering technologies students. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge, BRCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

After completing their degree, engineering tech graduates from BRCC carry an average student debtload of $16,750.

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#12

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

East Carolina University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Engineering Technologies Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, engineering tech majors at ECU accumulate an average of around $25,000 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $363, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Engineering Technologies Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
13 ECPI University Virginia Beach, VA
14 Greenville Technical College Greenville, SC
15 Spartanburg Community College Spartanburg, SC
16 Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA
17 ITI Technical College Baton Rouge, LA

Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering technologies colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 2,073
West Virginia 451
South Carolina 814
Florida 1,539
Virginia 938
Arkansas 815
Mississippi 799
Louisiana 1,315
Alabama 2,165
Kentucky 843
Georgia 686
Tennessee 951

Engineering Tech Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,906
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,593
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,964
Environmental Control Technology 8,690
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,592
Engineering-Related Fields 6,736
Mechanical Engineering Technology 6,013
General Engineering Technology 4,676
Construction Engineering Technology 4,330
Quality Control Technology 3,824
Computer Engineering Technology 3,595
Engineering Technology (Other) 1,768
Architectural Engineering Technology 1,290
Energy Systems Technologies 1,256
Civil Engineering Technology 1,187
Engineering-Related Technologies 989
Mining & Petroleum Technology 445
Nuclear Engineering Technology 220
Nanotechnology 114

Majors Similar to Engineering Tech

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396
Physical Sciences 50,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

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