2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Engineering in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 2,900 people earned their degree in other engineering, making the major the 245th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 506 other engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 65 other engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in other engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the other engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Engineering in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, Louisiana

#3 in overall quality

$12,084 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana Tech University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Louisiana Tech University is a fairly large public school situated in Ruston, Louisiana. It awarded 17 bachelors’s other engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Other Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $12,084 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Engineering students with aid per year to attend Louisiana Tech.

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#2

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi

#2 in overall quality

$16,173 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s other engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Mississippi State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Other Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $16,173 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Engineering students with aid per year to attend Mississippi State.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#3

University of Alabama in Huntsville

Huntsville, Alabama

#4 in overall quality

$15,860 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alabama in Huntsville. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. UAH is a medium-sized public school situated in Huntsville, Alabama. It awarded 4 bachelors’s other engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UAH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Other Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Alabama in Huntsville is $15,860 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Engineering students with aid.

Full University of Alabama in Huntsville Other Engineering Report

#4

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama

#1 in overall quality

$24,104 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Auburn, Alabama, this large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other engineering students in 2019-2020.

Auburn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Other Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Auburn is $24,104 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Engineering students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 2.9% 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 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Other Engineering at Auburn

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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

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees 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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