2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Technology (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 4,056 people earned their degree in engineering technology, making the major the 196th most popular in the United States.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in engineering technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality engineering technology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the engineering technology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The engineering technology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k”.

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Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree engineering technology students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Technology (Income $75-$110k) 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 $75-$110k list. Murray State is located in Murray, Kentucky and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

Murray State also made our “Best Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Murray State University are $14,400.

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Tennessee State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. East Tennessee State University is a fairly large public school situated in Johnson City, Tennessee. It awarded 6 masters’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ETSU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ETSU are $25,679, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, Georgia

$21,174 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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Kennesaw State University landed the #3 spot on the list. KSU Georgia is a large school located in Kennesaw, Georgia that handed out 1 masters’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

KSU Georgia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 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 KSU Georgia are $21,174.

Read full report on Engineering Technology at KSU Georgia

#4

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 #4 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Memphis is a large school located in Memphis, Tennessee that handed out 2 masters’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

UofM also made our “Best Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofM are $14,202, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Engineering Technology at UofM

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Technology (Income $75-$110k)

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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