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2023 Most Popular General Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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$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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular General Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 27 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Engineering program at each school on the list.

Check out the engineering master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

Our analysis found University of Alabama at Birmingham to be the most popular school for general engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Birmingham, UAB is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 143 students majoring in engineering at UAB, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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#2

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Old Dominion University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 81 students majoring in engineering at Old Dominion, 72% are male and 28% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Alabama in Huntsville is a great place for general engineering students working on their master’s degree. UAH is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Huntsville.

About 17% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 83% are male.

Full General Engineering at University of Alabama in Huntsville Report

#4

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Arkansas helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general engineering schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 14% of the engineering majors at the school.

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Out of the 27 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 25 students majoring in engineering at UL Lafayette, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, Louisiana Tech University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools 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.

Of the 24 students majoring in engineering at Louisiana Tech, 88% are male and 13% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general engineering students working on their master’s degree. UT Chattanooga is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Chattanooga.

About 10% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 90% are male.

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#8

Marshall University

Huntington, WV

Marshall University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Marshall University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Huntington.

Of the 16 students majoring in engineering at Marshall University, 94% are male and 6% are female.

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#9

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

With a ranking of #9, University of Georgia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 50% are male.

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North Carolina State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

Women make up 25% of the engineering majors at the school.

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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 27 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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