2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Master'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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 39 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for ME students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
Top 10 Best Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Clemson University to be the best value school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the large suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Clemson graduate students pay an average of $23,246 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Clemson also did well on our Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach is a great value for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach graduate students pay an average of $20,310 in tuition and fees each year.
Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach also claimed a spot on our Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a great value for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Georgia Tech is a very 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.
Georgia Tech not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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Out of the 39 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NC State are $29,690 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, NC State is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arkansas Tech University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. ATU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Russellville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ATU are $12,450 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tennessee Technological University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Cookeville, Tennessee Tech University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Tennessee Tech University are $20,702 a year.
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University of Alabama at Birmingham did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mechanical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UAB is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham.
UAB graduate students pay an average of $19,188 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Arkansas landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree mechanical engineering programs. UARK is a very large public school located in the small city of Fayetteville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UARK are $22,563 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UARK also is in the top 15% of our Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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Citadel Military College of South Carolina came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. The Citadel is a small public school located in the city of Charleston.
The Citadel graduate students pay an average of $18,540 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, The Citadel also is in the top 10% of our Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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Virginia Tech ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.
Virginia Tech graduate students pay an average of $31,443 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Virginia Tech also is in the top 5% of our Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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| 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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