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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 1,768 people earned their degree in other engineering technologies and engineering-related fields, making the major the 347th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 666 other engineering technologies and engineering-related fields graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other engineering technologies and engineering-related fields. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other engineering technologies and engineering-related fields programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other engineering technologies and engineering-related fields program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. FIU is a public institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
FIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for FIU is $3,196 for Southeast Region Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields students whose families make $0-$30k.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Florida International University Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UNC Charlotte is a large school located in Charlotte, North Carolina that handed out 72 ’s other engineering technologies and engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
UNC Charlotte not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UNC Charlotte is $12,751 for southeast region other engineering technologies & engineering-related fields students whose families make $0-$30k.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. ECU is a large school located in Greenville, North Carolina that handed out 139 ’s other engineering technologies and engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region other engineering technologies & engineering-related fields students whose families make $0-$30k list, ECU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend ECU is $11,260 for Southeast Region Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields students whose families make $0-$30k.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Pierpont Community and Technical College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Fairmont, West Virginia, this small public school awarded 113 degrees to qualified ’s other engineering technologies and engineering-related fields students in 2020-2021.
Pierpont Community and Technical College also made our “Best Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Pierpont Community and Technical College is $8,992 for Southeast Region Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields students whose families make $0-$30k.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Jacksonville State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Jacksonville, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s other engineering technologies and engineering-related fields degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.
Jacksonville State University also took the #3 spot in our “Best Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Jacksonville State University is $14,738 for southeast region other engineering technologies & engineering-related fields students whose families make $0-$30k.
Full Jacksonville State University Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields Report
Old Dominion University did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Norfolk, Virginia, this large public school handed out 167 diplomas to qualified ’s other engineering technologies and engineering-related fields students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Old Dominion, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $13,335 for southeast region other engineering technologies & engineering-related fields students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Old Dominion University.
Full Old Dominion University Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields Report
North Carolina A & T State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Greensboro, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s other engineering technologies and engineering-related fields degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
NC A&T not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend NC A&T is $7,827 for southeast region other engineering technologies & engineering-related fields students whose families make $0-$30k.
Full North Carolina A & T State University Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields Report
Morehead State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Morehead State University is a medium-sized school located in Morehead, Kentucky that handed out 15 ’s other engineering technologies and engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
Morehead State University also made our “Best Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $9,825 for Southeast Region Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Morehead State University.
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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
- *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.
