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2023 Most Well Attended Manufacturing Engineering Major in the Southeast Region

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129 Degrees Awarded
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Most Well Attended Manufacturing Engineering Major in the Southeast Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Manufacturing Engineering Major in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2020-2021, 947 people earned their degree in manufacturing engineering, making the major the 243rd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, manufacturing engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $70,583 and had an average of $26,962 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 129 manufacturing engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,571 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Manufacturing Engineering Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in manufacturing engineering. To top this list, a school must have a successful manufacturing engineering program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Manufacturing Engineering Major in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region manufacturing engineering students.

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North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Manufacturing Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 38 ’s manufacturing engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.

Full North Carolina State University Manufacturing Engineering Report

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Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Manufacturing Engineering Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Savannah College of Art and Design landed the #2 spot on the list. SCAD is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Savannah, Georgia. It awarded 32 ’s manufacturing engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Savannah College of Art and Design Manufacturing Engineering Report

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Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, Georgia

Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Manufacturing Engineering Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Southern University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Statesboro, Georgia, and it awarded 30 ’s manufacturing engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Manufacturing Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a public institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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%. 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 Georgia Tech Manufacturing Engineering Report

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Virginia State University
Petersburg, Virginia

Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Manufacturing Engineering Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Petersburg, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s manufacturing engineering degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.

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University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

With a ranking of #6, University of Kentucky did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Manufacturing Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Lexington, Kentucky, this large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified ’s manufacturing engineering students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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University of North Alabama ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Manufacturing Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. UNA is located in Florence, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s manufacturing engineering degrees to qualified students.

Full University of North Alabama Manufacturing Engineering Report

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The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama

The University of Alabama came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Manufacturing Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, this large public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified ’s manufacturing engineering students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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.

Full The University of Alabama Manufacturing Engineering Report

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