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2023 Most Popular Engineering Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

9 Colleges
$63,467 Avg Salary
$23,230 Avg Student Debt

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

Engineering Science is the #210 most popular major in the country with 1,454 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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. 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 Most Popular Engineering Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Southeast Region to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering Science program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for engineering science majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Our 2023 rankings named Vanderbilt University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for engineering science students working on their bachelor’s degree. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

Women make up 39% of the engineering science majors at the school.

Full Engineering Science at Vanderbilt University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Coastal Carolina University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Coastal Carolina University is a large public school located in the city of Conway.

Of the 11 students majoring in engineering science at Coastal Carolina University, 64% are male and 36% are female.

Full Engineering Science at Coastal Carolina University Report

#3

Sweet Briar College

Sweet Briar, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sweet Briar College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Sweet Briar, Sweet Briar is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Read full report on Engineering Science at Sweet Briar College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington and Lee University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Lexington, Washington and Lee is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in engineering science at Washington and Lee, 67% are male and 33% are female.

Full Engineering Science at Washington and Lee University Report

#4

Shepherd University

Shepherdstown, WV

Out of the 9 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Shepherd University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Shepherd University is a small public school located in the fringe town of Shepherdstown.

About 33% of the students majoring in engineering science at the school are women while 67% are male.

Full Engineering Science at Shepherd University Report

#6

Piedmont College

Demorest, GA

With a ranking of #6, Piedmont College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering science students working on their bachelor’s degree. Piedmont College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Demorest.

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#7

Wheeling University

Wheeling, WV

Wheeling University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Wheeling, Wheeling University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Full Engineering Science at Wheeling University Report

#8

Morehouse College

Atlanta, GA

Morehouse College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering science students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Morehouse is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.

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#8

Bob Jones University

Greenville, SC

Bob Jones University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree engineering science programs. Bob Jones University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Greenville.

Read full report on Engineering Science at Bob Jones University

Best Engineering Science Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 2
Virginia 9
Tennessee 41
South Carolina 11
Louisiana 38
Mississippi 32
West Virginia 4

One of 40 majors within the area of study, engineering science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 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 Nicolás Pérez.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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