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2023 Best Value General Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

24 Colleges
$23,718 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$87,583 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Check out the engineering master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best General Engineering Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Louisiana Tech University to be the best value school for general engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southeast Region . 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 medium-sized city of Jackson, Jackson State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Jackson State graduate students pay an average of $9,445 in tuition and fees each year.

Full General Engineering at Jackson State University Report

#3

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public college with a very large student population.

UARK graduate students pay an average of $22,563 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UARK also did well on our Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full General Engineering at University of Arkansas Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Alabama at Birmingham is a great value for general engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Birmingham, UAB is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UAB are $19,188 per year.

Full General Engineering at University of Alabama at Birmingham Report

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 college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at A-State are $11,408 a year.

Read full report on General Engineering at Arkansas State University - Main Campus

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 moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Daytona Beach.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach are $20,310 per year.

Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach also claimed a spot on our Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on General Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach

North Carolina State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. 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.

NC State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

Read full report on General Engineering at North Carolina State University

#8

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

With a ranking of #8, University of Georgia did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UGA are $27,464 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UGA also is in the top 10% of our Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

Read full report on General Engineering at University of Georgia

#9

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, LA

McNeese State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the small city of Lake Charles, McNeese is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at McNeese are $16,450 a year.

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#10

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

With a ranking of #10, Auburn University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Auburn are $31,986 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Auburn 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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Best General Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best general engineering schools 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

General Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

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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