by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
General Engineering is the 79th most popular major in the country with 11,534 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , general engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $68,578 and had an average of $22,777 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 2,804 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,738 and $22,209 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 832 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,436 and $23,790 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 48 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in general engineering in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree engineering students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Augustine’s University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region. Saint Augustine’s University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 3 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend McNeese State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Out of the 48 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mercer University landed the #3 spot on the list. Macon, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s engineering degrees to 131 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on General Engineering at Mercer University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Asheville. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region. UNCA is a small public school situated in Asheville, North Carolina. It awarded 18 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oglethorpe University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region. Oglethorpe is a private not-for-profit institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
The University of Tennessee - Martin landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UT Martin is a public institution located in Martin, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full The University of Tennessee - Martin General Engineering Report
Bob Jones University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Bob Jones University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Greenville, South Carolina. It awarded 18 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% 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%.
Read full report on General Engineering at Bob Jones University
Wake Forest University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Winston-Salem, North Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s engineering degrees to 45 students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Engineering at Wake Forest University
With a ranking of #9, John Brown University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. JBU is a small school located in Siloam Springs, Arkansas that handed out 0 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #10, East Carolina University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. East Carolina University is a public institution located in Greenville, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 87 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a medium-sized school located in Magnolia, Arkansas that handed out 15 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
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With a ranking of #12, Maryville College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Maryville, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s engineering students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
James Madison University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. James Madison University is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 67 bachelors’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Eastern Mennonite University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. This small school is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Engineering at Eastern Mennonite University
Christian Brothers University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Christian Brothers is located in Memphis, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Engineering at Christian Brothers University
With a ranking of #16, Western Carolina University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Cullowhee, North Carolina, this fairly large public school handed out 50 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s engineering students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
With a ranking of #17, Birmingham Southern College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Birmingham Southern College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Birmingham, Alabama. It awarded 1 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Washington and Lee University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Washington and Lee University is located in Lexington, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
With a ranking of #19, Hampton University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Hampton, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s engineering degrees to 17 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Henderson State University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Henderson State University is a public institution located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Engineering at Henderson State University
With a ranking of #21, Marshall University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Huntington, West Virginia, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Wesleyan College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Wesleyan College is located in Macon, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.
Freed-Hardeman University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #23. Henderson, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s engineering degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, 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.
Elon University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Elon University is a medium-sized school located in Elon, North Carolina that handed out 12 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
North Carolina State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #25. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 35 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s engineering students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%.
Read more about General Engineering at North Carolina State University
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