2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering Technology (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 4,195 people earned their degree in general engineering technology, making the major the 155th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general engineering technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $49,903 and had an average of $20,609 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,873 general engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,686 and $20,911 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 17 general engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in general engineering technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general engineering technology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general engineering technology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering Technology (Income $48-$75k) 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 Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Murray State University is a public institution located in Murray, Kentucky. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree engineering tech students whose families make $48-$75k list, Murray State has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Murray State are $14,400, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Murray State General Engineering Technology Report

#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 Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, East Tennessee State University landed the #2 spot on the list. ETSU is a public institution located in Johnson City, Tennessee. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

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

Full ETSU General Engineering Technology Report

#3

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 #3 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best General 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 General Engineering Technology at Kennesaw State University

#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 Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Memphis, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering tech degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UofM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General 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 UofM are $14,202.

Full UofM General Engineering Technology Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering Technology (Income $48-$75k)

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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