2025 Best General Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region
28
Colleges in the Southeast Region
2,111
Engineering Degrees Awarded
General Engineering is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #96 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual looked at 28 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best General Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,111 degrees in general engineering annually.
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Choosing a Great General Engineering School
The engineering program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Engineering rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general engineering schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your General Engineering Degree Level
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list to help you make the college decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.
Best Schools for General Engineering in the Southeast Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.
10 Top Southeast Region Schools in Engineering
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In TN
35
Engineering Degrees Awarded
Vanderbilt University is a good choice for students interested in a degree in general engineering. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Nashville. A Best Colleges rank of #18 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.
There were roughly 35 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in general engineering from Vanderbilt University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In NC
47
Engineering Degrees Awarded
North Carolina State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general engineering. NC State is a very large public university located in the large city of Raleigh. A Best Colleges rank of #122 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means NC State is a great university overall.
There were about 47 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in general engineering from North Carolina State University
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In WV
42
Engineering Degrees Awarded
West Virginia University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in general engineering. Located in the small city of Morgantown, WVU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #492 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means WVU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 42 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at WVU in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in general engineering from West Virginia University
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In GA
University of Georgia is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general engineering. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.
There were approximately 23 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in general engineering from University of Georgia
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In AR
105
Engineering Degrees Awarded
Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #239 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UARK is a great university overall.
There were approximately 105 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at UARK in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in general engineering from University of Arkansas
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In AL
139
Engineering Degrees Awarded
Located in the city of Birmingham, UAB is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #299 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UAB is a great university overall.
There were approximately 139 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at UAB in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in general engineering from University of Alabama at Birmingham
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In VA
67
Engineering Degrees Awarded
JMU is a very large public university located in the city of Harrisonburg. A Best Colleges rank of #141 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means JMU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 67 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at JMU in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in general engineering from James Madison University
Located in the remote town of Cookeville, Tennessee Tech University is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 19th out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were approximately 25 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Tennessee Tech University in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in general engineering from Tennessee Technological University
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In MS
32
Engineering Degrees Awarded
Located in the town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 24 schools for overall quality in the state of Mississippi.
There were roughly 32 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Mississippi State in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in general engineering from Mississippi State University
Associate Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In VA
216
Engineering Degrees Awarded
Located in the large suburb of Annandale, Northern Virginia Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #205 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Northern Virginia Community College is a great college overall.
There were roughly 216 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Northern Virginia Community College in the most recent data year.
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