2023 Best Value General Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Engineering Master's Degree School for You
General Engineering is the #80 most popular major in the country with 11,796 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
The Best Value General Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in the Southeast Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for engineering 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best General Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Louisiana Tech University the best value school in the Southeast Region for general engineering students working on their master’s degree. Louisiana Tech is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Ruston.
Louisiana Tech graduate students pay an average of $12,690 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jackson State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Jackson, Jackson State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Jackson State are $9,445 per year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas is a great value for general engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UARK are $22,563 a year.
UARK excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Birmingham, UAB is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UAB are $19,188 a year.
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Out of the 24 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
A-State graduate students pay an average of $11,408 in tuition and fees each year.
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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Daytona Beach.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach are $20,310 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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North Carolina State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.
NC State graduate students pay an average of $29,690 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, NC State also did well on our Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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University of Georgia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UGA are $27,464 per year.
UGA excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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McNeese State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Lake Charles, McNeese is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
McNeese graduate students pay an average of $16,450 in tuition and fees each year.
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Auburn University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Auburn are $31,986 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Auburn also is in the top 10% of our Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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Request InformationBest General Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best general engineering colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 170 |
| Virginia | 647 |
| North Carolina | 660 |
| Florida | 18 |
| Tennessee | 134 |
| Kentucky | 0 |
| South Carolina | 10 |
| Louisiana | 168 |
| Arkansas | 173 |
| Alabama | 225 |
| Mississippi | 264 |
| West Virginia | 84 |
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General Engineering Related Majors for Engineering
General Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Engineering
| 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 24 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 Rémi Kaupp.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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