2023 Best Value Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You
With 198,468 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, engineering is the #7 most popular major in the United States.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
The Best Value Engineering Bachelor'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. This report analyzed 66 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for engineering students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Louisiana Tech University the best value school in the Southeast Region for engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Louisiana Tech is a large public school located in the town of Ruston.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Louisiana Tech are $16,806 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Jackson State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Jackson, Jackson State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Jackson State are $9,445 a year.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at West Virginia University Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Beckley, West Virginia University Tech is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at West Virginia University Tech are $19,296 a year.
West Virginia University Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
FIU undergraduate students pay an average of $18,963 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tampa.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at USF Tampa are $17,324 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, USF Tampa also is in the top 20% of our Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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Tennessee Technological University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Tennessee Tech University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Cookeville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tennessee Tech University are $19,834 per year.
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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree engineering programs. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Georgia Tech are $33,964 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Georgia Tech is ranked #3 for overall quality for engineering in the Southeast Region .
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University of Florida ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UF are $28,659 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UF also did well on our Best Engineering Bachelor’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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With a ranking of #9, Arkansas State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at A-State are $12,698 a year.
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Georgia Southern University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree engineering programs. Located in the distant town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public college with a very large student population.
GaSou undergraduate students pay an average of $17,539 in tuition and fees each year.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | University of Memphis | Memphis, TN |
| 12 | Florida State University | Tallahassee, FL |
| 13 | Arkansas Tech University | Russellville, AR |
Best Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best engineering schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 5,126 |
| West Virginia | 990 |
| Mississippi | 1,512 |
| South Carolina | 2,318 |
| Florida | 9,040 |
| Virginia | 5,181 |
| Arkansas | 1,082 |
| Alabama | 3,927 |
| Kentucky | 1,343 |
| Georgia | 5,301 |
| Tennessee | 2,281 |
| Louisiana | 1,832 |
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Majors Related to Engineering
Engineering Majors to Study
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer & Information Sciences | 254,454 |
| Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 177,778 |
| Engineering Technologies | 85,188 |
| Mathematics & Statistics | 52,396 |
| Physical Sciences | 50,306 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 26 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).
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