2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You
Mechanical Engineering is the #21 most popular major in the country with 46,178 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in the Southeast Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for ME 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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Our analysis found Clemson University to be the best value school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the large suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Clemson are $23,246 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Clemson also is in the top 20% of our Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Georgia Tech are $31,334 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Georgia Tech is ranked #4 for overall quality for ME in the Southeast Region .
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach graduate students pay an average of $20,310 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Virginia Tech helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mechanical engineering schools in the Southeast Region . Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Virginia Tech are $31,443 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Virginia Tech also is in the top 5% of our Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means North Carolina State University is a great value for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NC State are $29,690 a year.
NC State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Florida did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UF are $30,130 a year.
UF excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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With a ranking of #7, University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Charlotte are $21,147 per year.
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North Carolina A & T State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Greensboro, NC A&T is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NC A&T are $20,738 a year.
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Florida Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mechanical engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Melbourne, Florida Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Florida Tech are $22,588 a year.
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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Louisiana State University are $29,966 a year.
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Explore the best mechanical engineering schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 1,418 |
| Virginia | 947 |
| North Carolina | 918 |
| Florida | 2,254 |
| Tennessee | 603 |
| Kentucky | 391 |
| South Carolina | 715 |
| Louisiana | 453 |
| Arkansas | 280 |
| Alabama | 1,019 |
| Mississippi | 309 |
| West Virginia | 217 |
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Mechanical Engineering Related Majors for ME
One of 40 majors within the area of study, mechanical engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Electrical Engineering | 28,844 |
| Civil Engineering | 21,388 |
| Computer Engineering | 17,987 |
| Chemical Engineering | 12,917 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 12,811 |
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 Michel Villeneuve.
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