2024 Best Manufacturing Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

When it comes to popularity, a master's degree in manufacturing engineering sits in the middle of the road, ranking #169 out of 343 majors in the country. 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 2 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of manufacturing engineering. Combined, these schools handed out 71 master's degrees in manufacturing engineering to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to manufacturing engineering students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other manufacturing engineering students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt manufacturing engineering students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized manufacturing engineering related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for manufacturing engineering students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The manufacturing engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Manufacturing Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Manufacturing Engineering in the Southeast Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in manufacturing engineering.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Master's in Manufacturing Engineering

1

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus
Atlanta, GA

13 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a master's degree in manufacturing engineering. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.More information about a master’s in manufacturing engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

2

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

38 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat North Carolina State University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in manufacturing engineering. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in manufacturing engineering from North Carolina State University

Best Manufacturing Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best manufacturing engineering colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Georgia	190	29
North Carolina	178	38
Alabama	151	0
Kentucky	147	4

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Rankings in Majors Related to Manufacturing Engineering

One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Manufacturing Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Manufacturing Engineering Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Manufacturing Engineering	71

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	1,341
Mechanical Engineering	1,124
Civil Engineering	825
Computer Engineering	623
General Engineering	560
Industrial Engineering	463
Biomedical Engineering	448
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	420
Systems Engineering	381
Other Engineering	336

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.