2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Engineering Science in the Southeast Region

Engineering Science is about average in terms of popularity for master's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #183 out of the 326 majors across the country that we analyze each year. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

College Factual reviewed 4 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of engineering science. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 57 master's degrees in engineering science during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Engineering Science School for Your Master's Degree

The engineering science master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Engineering Science in the Southeast Region ranking is to help you make that choice.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of engineering science students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Engineering Science Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for engineering science.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Engineering Science in the Southeast Region

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in engineering science.

Most Well Attended Schools for Engineering Science Students Working on Their Master's

1

University of Mississippi
University, MS

33 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MS

#1 Best Quality In MS

University of Mississippi is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in engineering science. Located in the remote town of University, Ole Miss is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in engineering science in Mississippi.

There were about 33 engineering science individuals who graduated with this degree at Ole Miss in the most recent data year.

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2

University of New Orleans
New Orleans, LA

18 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In LA

#2 Best Quality In LA

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in engineering science needs to take a look at University of New Orleans. UNO is a medium-sized public university located in the city of New Orleans. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in engineering science in Louisiana.

There were about 18 engineering science individuals who graduated with this degree at UNO in the most recent year we have data available.

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3

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Baton Rouge, LA

5 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In LA

#1 Best Quality In LA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College if you want to pursue a master's degree in engineering science. Louisiana State University is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in engineering science in Louisiana.

There were roughly 5 engineering science individuals who graduated with this degree at Louisiana State University in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in engineering science from Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

4

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Knoxville, TN

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In TN

#1 Best Quality In TN

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a popular choice for students interested in a master's degree in engineering science. UT Knoxville is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in engineering science in Tennessee.

There were approximately 1 engineering science students who graduated with this degree at UT Knoxville in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in engineering science from The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Best Engineering Science Colleges by State

Explore the most popular engineering science colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Tennessee	156	1
Louisiana	140	21
Mississippi	120	36

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Engineering Science Related Rankings by Major

One of 40 majors within the Engineering area of study, Engineering Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Engineering Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	1,391
Mechanical Engineering	1,105
Civil Engineering	884
General Engineering	609
Industrial Engineering	562
Computer Engineering	528
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	441
Biomedical Engineering	433
Systems Engineering	365
Other Engineering	332

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Nicolás Pérez. More about our data sources and methodologies.