2023 Best Value Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Engineering Master'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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 64 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value master'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 Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide the best value school in the Southeast Region for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Daytona Beach.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Embry-Riddle Worldwide are $8,936 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Louisiana Tech University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering schools in the Southeast Region . Louisiana Tech is a large public school located in the town of Ruston.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Louisiana Tech are $12,690 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jackson State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Jackson, Jackson State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Jackson State are $9,445 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Daytona Beach.
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 10% of all schools on our Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Arkansas State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at A-State are $11,408 a year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Lipscomb University is a great value for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Lipscomb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.
Lipscomb graduate students pay an average of $17,100 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Lipscomb also did well on our Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #7, Clemson University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Clemson is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Clemson are $23,246 a year.
Clemson also claimed a spot on our Best 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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University of Alabama at Birmingham came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Birmingham, UAB is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UAB are $19,188 a year.
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University of Arkansas came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UARK are $22,563 a year.
UARK excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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University of Virginia - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Virginia are $33,520 per year.
University of Virginia also made our Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #3.
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Here are some additional great value schools for Engineering students in the Southeast Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus | Atlanta, GA |
| 12 | North Carolina State University | Raleigh, NC |
Best Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best engineering colleges 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 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).
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