2022 Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 Science 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, 1,668 people earned their degree in engineering science, making the major the 208th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, engineering science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $60,800 and had an average of $20,111 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 168 engineering science graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,700 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 57 engineering science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality engineering science 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 engineering science 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 Science 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 Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Science (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana

#3 in overall quality

$13,678 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Orleans. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of New Orleans is a medium-sized public school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 18 masters’s engineering science degrees in 2019-2020.

UNO also took the #3 spot in our “Best Engineering Science 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 UNO are $13,678.

Read full report on Engineering Science at University of New Orleans

#2

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi

#2 in overall quality

$25,099 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$65,387 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mississippi landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in University, Mississippi, this large public school awarded 33 diplomas to qualified masters’s engineering science students in 2019-2020.

Ole Miss also made our “Best Engineering Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Mississippi are $25,099, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Ole Miss Engineering Science Report

#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 Value Engineering Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering science students in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University also made our “Best 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Engineering Science Report

#4

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Knoxville, Tennessee

$31,798 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #4 spot on the list. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a large school located in Knoxville, Tennessee that handed out 1 masters’s engineering science degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville also made our “Best Engineering Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Knoxville are $31,798, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UT Knoxville Engineering Science Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Science (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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