2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Doctorate 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 239 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,674 and $121,130 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree 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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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region”.
Top 12 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, this large public school awarded 54 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s engineering students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on General Engineering at University of Arkansas
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Virginia University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region. WVU is a public institution located in Morgantown, West Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 41 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full WVU General Engineering Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Louisiana Tech University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region. Louisiana Tech University is a fairly large school located in Ruston, Louisiana that handed out 11 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Engineering at Louisiana Tech University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, this large public school awarded 24 degrees to qualified doctorate’s engineering students in 2021-2022.
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%.
Full Mississippi State General Engineering Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Old Dominion University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region. Old Dominion University is a public institution located in Norfolk, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 26 doctorate’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%.
Read more about General Engineering at Old Dominion University
Tennessee Technological University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Tennessee Technological University is a medium-sized public school situated in Cookeville, Tennessee. It awarded 22 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Engineering at Tennessee Tech University
University of Arkansas at Little Rock came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Little Rock, Arkansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s engineering degrees to 8 students in 2021-2022.
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%.
Read more about General Engineering at University of Arkansas at Little Rock
University of Memphis landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Memphis, Tennessee, and it awarded 20 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Full UofM General Engineering Report
Jackson State University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Jackson State University is a medium-sized school located in Jackson, Mississippi that handed out 4 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Engineering at Jackson State University
Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 14 doctorate’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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 VCU
University of Georgia landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Georgia is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 14 doctorate’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 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about General Engineering at UGA
University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. USF Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 doctorate’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Engineering at USF Tampa
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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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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