2023 Best Value General Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Engineering 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value General Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 42 schools in the Southeast Region to see which 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 Schools
Our analysis found Wake Technical Community College to be the best value school for general engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . Wake Technical Community College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Raleigh.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Wake Technical Community College are $8,912 a year. The average amount in student loans that engineering majors at Wake Technical Community College take out is $8,000.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Wake Technical Community College also is in the top 10% of our Best General Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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Out of the 42 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Carolina University landed the # 2 spot on the list. WCU is a large public school located in the distant town of Cullowhee.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WCU are $8,367 a year. The average amount in student loans that engineering majors at WCU take out is $25,600.
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Out of the 42 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana Tech University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Louisiana Tech is a large public school located in the town of Ruston.
Louisiana Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $16,806 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 #4 on our 2023 Best Value General Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Jackson, Jackson State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Jackson State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,445 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value General Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UARK are $26,390 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UARK also did well on our Best General Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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University of Alabama at Birmingham did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Birmingham, UAB is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UAB are $20,400 per year.
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Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value general engineering programs. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at A-State are $12,698 per year.
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McNeese State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general engineering students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the small city of Lake Charles, McNeese is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at McNeese are $16,418 a year. Engineering majors at McNeese take out an average of $23,500 in student loans while working on their egree.
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Tennessee Technological University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general engineering students. It came in at #9 on the list. Tennessee Tech University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Cookeville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Tennessee Tech University are $19,834 a year.
Tennessee Tech University excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best General Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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University of Memphis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general engineering students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UofM are $14,088 per year.
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 25 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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