2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid
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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Engineering is the 79th most popular major in the country with 11,796 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $68,873 and had an average of $20,557 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 2,586 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,738 and $21,037 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 39 colleges that offered a degree in general engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region engineering students with aid.
Top 25 Best Value Colleges for General Engineering in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wake Technical Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 133 degrees to qualified ’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
Wake Technical Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best General Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Wake Technical Community College is $6,767 for Southeast Region Engineering students with aid.
Read more about General Engineering at Wake Technical Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Morgantown, West Virginia, this large public school handed out 41 diplomas to qualified ’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
WVU also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $13,355 for southeast region engineering students with aid per year to attend West Virginia University.
Read more about General Engineering at West Virginia University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 52 ’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southeast region engineering students with aid list, NC State has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for NC State is $16,411 for southeast region engineering students with aid.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Engineering at North Carolina State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, this large public school handed out 106 degrees to qualified ’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UARK, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Arkansas is $16,507 for southeast region engineering students with aid.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about General Engineering at University of Arkansas
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Mississippi State University is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 36 ’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Mississippi State also made our “Best General Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $16,122 for Southeast Region Engineering students with aid per year to attend Mississippi State.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read more about General Engineering at Mississippi State University
University of Georgia did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. University of Georgia is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 24 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
UGA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $14,257 for southeast region engineering students with aid per year to attend UGA.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full UGA General Engineering Report
McNeese State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and it awarded 70 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
McNeese also took the #15 spot in our “Best General Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for McNeese State University is $10,759 for southeast region engineering students with aid.
Read full report on General Engineering at McNeese
With a ranking of #8, Louisiana Tech University did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Louisiana Tech University is a fairly large public school situated in Ruston, Louisiana. It awarded 36 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Louisiana Tech also took the #17 spot in our “Best General Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Louisiana Tech is $11,304 for Southeast Region Engineering students with aid.
Read full report on General Engineering at Louisiana Tech University
Old Dominion University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Old Dominion University is a large school located in Norfolk, Virginia that handed out 113 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Old Dominion also made our “Best General Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend Old Dominion is $17,204 for southeast region engineering students with aid.
Read more about General Engineering at Old Dominion
East Carolina University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. ECU is a large public school situated in Greenville, North Carolina. It awarded 102 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region engineering students with aid list, ECU has also earned the #18 rank in our “Best General Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $16,550 for Southeast Region Engineering students with aid per year to attend ECU.
Read more about General Engineering at ECU
Marshall University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Marshall University is a fairly large school located in Huntington, West Virginia that handed out 31 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
It costs about $8,351 for Southeast Region Engineering students with aid per year to attend Marshall University.
Read full report on General Engineering at Marshall University
The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Chattanooga, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s engineering degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
UT Chattanooga did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best General Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UT Chattanooga is $14,040 for southeast region engineering students with aid.
Read more about General Engineering at UT Chattanooga
University of Virginia - Main Campus came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Virginia is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 ’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
University of Virginia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best General Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Virginia - Main Campus is $22,006 for southeast region engineering students with aid.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of Virginia - Main Campus General Engineering Report
University of Alabama in Huntsville landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Huntsville, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s engineering degrees to 76 students in 2020-2021.
UAH also took the #19 spot in our “Best General Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $17,208 for Southeast Region Engineering students with aid per year to attend UAH.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Engineering at UAH
University of Alabama at Birmingham came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Birmingham, Alabama, and it awarded 143 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
UAB also made our “Best General Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #11. It costs about $16,530 for Southeast Region Engineering students with aid per year to attend University of Alabama at Birmingham.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about General Engineering at University of Alabama at Birmingham
With a ranking of #16, Vanderbilt University did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Vanderbilt is a fairly large school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 10 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region engineering students with aid list, Vanderbilt has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $19,970 for Southeast Region Engineering students with aid per year to attend Vanderbilt.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Engineering at Vanderbilt
With a ranking of #17, University of Mississippi did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in University, Mississippi, this large public school awarded 20 degrees to qualified ’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
Ole Miss did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #21 on our “Best General Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $12,161 for Southeast Region Engineering students with aid per year to attend University of Mississippi.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Read more about General Engineering at Ole Miss
James Madison University did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #18. This large school is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, and it awarded 76 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region engineering students with aid list, JMU has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best General Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend JMU is $22,562 for southeast region engineering students with aid.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, 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 89%.
Read full report on General Engineering at JMU
With a ranking of #19, Tennessee Technological University did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Tennessee Technological University is a medium-sized school located in Cookeville, Tennessee that handed out 16 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Tennessee Tech University also made our “Best General Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #16. The estimated yearly cost for Tennessee Tech University is $15,932 for southeast region engineering students with aid.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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 Tennessee Tech University General Engineering Report
With a ranking of #20, Western Carolina University did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina, and it awarded 29 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
It costs about $13,924 for southeast region engineering students with aid per year to attend Western Carolina University.
Read more about General Engineering at Western Carolina University
With a ranking of #21, University of North Carolina at Asheville did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of North Carolina at Asheville is a small public school situated in Asheville, North Carolina. It awarded 28 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
UNCA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #25 on our “Best General Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UNCA is $12,551 for Southeast Region Engineering students with aid.
Read full report on General Engineering at University of North Carolina at Asheville
Mercer University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Macon, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s engineering degrees to 116 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region engineering students with aid list, Mercer has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best General Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Mercer is $20,853 for Southeast Region Engineering students with aid.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Read full report on General Engineering at Mercer University
University of Louisiana at Lafayette did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #23. University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a fairly large public school situated in Lafayette, Louisiana. It awarded 25 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
It costs about $13,094 for southeast region engineering students with aid per year to attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
Full University of Louisiana at Lafayette General Engineering Report
Arkansas State University - Main Campus came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Jonesboro, Arkansas, this fairly large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified ’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
It costs about $14,189 for Southeast Region Engineering students with aid per year to attend A-State.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Engineering at Arkansas State University - Main Campus
University of Memphis did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #25. University of Memphis is a large school located in Memphis, Tennessee that handed out 10 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
It costs about $13,904 for southeast region engineering students with aid per year to attend University of Memphis.
Read more about General Engineering at UofM
