2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering Science (Income Over $110k) in the Southeast Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Vallue Engineering Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Engineering Science is the 337th most popular major in the country with 1,668 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 168 general engineering science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 57 general engineering science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Engineering Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general engineering science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general engineering science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general engineering science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The engineering science 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 Vallue Engineering Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k”.

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Best Vallue Engineering Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Engineering Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering Science (Income Over $110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana

#3 in overall quality

$13,678 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Vallue Engineering Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Orleans landed the #1 spot on the list. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering science degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.

UNO also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Engineering Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNO are $13,678, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of New Orleans General Engineering Science Report

#2

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi

#2 in overall quality

$25,099 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mississippi. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Engineering Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. University of Mississippi is a large school located in University, Mississippi that handed out 33 masters’s engineering science degrees in 2019-2020.

Ole Miss not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Engineering Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Mississippi are $25,099, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Engineering Science at University of Mississippi

#3

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

#1 in overall quality

$29,970 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Vallue Engineering Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #3 spot on the list. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a public institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University also made our “Best General Engineering Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University are $29,970, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Engineering Science at Louisiana State University

#4

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Knoxville, Tennessee

$31,798 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Vallue Engineering Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #4 spot on the list. UT Knoxville is a public institution located in Knoxville, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville also took the #0 spot in our “Best General Engineering Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville are $31,798, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full The University of Tennessee - Knoxville General Engineering Science Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering Science (Income Over $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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