2022 Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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Engineering Technology is the 196th most popular major in the country with 4,056 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,759 engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 17 engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in engineering technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great engineering technology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the engineering technology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree engineering technology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Technology (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Murray State University

Murray, Kentucky

#3 in overall quality

$14,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Murray State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Murray, Kentucky, this medium-sized public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

Murray State also made our “Best Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Murray State University are $14,400, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Engineering Technology at Murray State University

#2

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$25,679 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, East Tennessee State University landed the #2 spot on the list. East Tennessee State University is located in Johnson City, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

ETSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at ETSU are $25,679.

Read more about Engineering Technology at ETSU

#3

University of Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee

#2 in overall quality

$14,202 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Memphis. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UofM is a large public school situated in Memphis, Tennessee. It awarded 2 masters’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UofM, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UofM are $14,202.

Read full report on Engineering Technology at University of Memphis

#4

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, Georgia

$21,174 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kennesaw State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Kennesaw State University is a large public school situated in Kennesaw, Georgia. It awarded 1 masters’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at KSU Georgia, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at KSU Georgia are $21,174, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Engineering Technology at Kennesaw State University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Technology (Income $30-$48k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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