2023 Best Value Engineering Technology Schools 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 “Best Value Engineering Technology Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 4,500 people earned their degree in engineering technology, making the major the 203rd most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 2,277 engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Engineering Technology Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 19 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality engineering technology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the engineering technology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Engineering Technology Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Technology Schools in the Southeast Region.
Top 19 Best Value Colleges for Engineering Technology in the Southeast Region
Out of the 19 schools in the Best Value Engineering Technology Schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Perkinston, Mississippi. It awarded 237 ’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Engineering Technology Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is $8,187 for Southeast Region Engineering Technology students.
Full Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Engineering Technology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Carolina University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Technology Schools in the Southeast Region list. Cullowhee, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s engineering tech degrees to 63 students in 2020-2021.
WCU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Engineering Technology Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend WCU is $13,924 for Southeast Region Engineering Technology students.
Full Western Carolina University Engineering Technology Report
Out of the 19 schools in the Best Value Engineering Technology Schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kennesaw State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Kennesaw State University is located in Kennesaw, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 82 ’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
KSU Georgia also took the #1 spot in our “Best Engineering Technology Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for KSU Georgia is $18,522 for southeast region engineering technology students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Engineering Technology at Kennesaw State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seminole State College of Florida. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Technology Schools in the Southeast Region list. Seminole State College of Florida is a fairly large school located in Sanford, Florida that handed out 49 ’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Seminole State also took the #9 spot in our “Best Engineering Technology Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $8,427 for Southeast Region Engineering Technology students per year to attend Seminole State College of Florida.
Full Seminole State College of Florida Engineering Technology Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Memphis. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Engineering Technology Schools in the Southeast Region. UofM is a large public school situated in Memphis, Tennessee. It awarded 38 ’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
UofM also made our “Best Engineering Technology Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend University of Memphis is $13,904 for Southeast Region Engineering Technology students.
Full University of Memphis Engineering Technology Report
With a ranking of #6, East Tennessee State University did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Engineering Technology Schools in the Southeast Region list. East Tennessee State University is a fairly large school located in Johnson City, Tennessee that handed out 57 ’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
ETSU also made our “Best Engineering Technology Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend East Tennessee State University is $12,894 for southeast region engineering technology students.
Read full report on Engineering Technology at ETSU
Morehead State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technology Schools in the Southeast Region list. Morehead State University is a medium-sized school located in Morehead, Kentucky that handed out 48 ’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Morehead State University also made our “Best Engineering Technology Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend Morehead State University is $12,096 for southeast region engineering technology students.
Read more about Engineering Technology at Morehead State University
With a ranking of #8, Eastern Florida State College did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Engineering Technology Schools in the Southeast Region list. Eastern Florida State College is a fairly large school located in Cocoa, Florida that handed out 13 ’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at EFSC, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Engineering Technology Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $4,743 for southeast region engineering technology students per year to attend Eastern Florida State College.
Full Eastern Florida State College Engineering Technology Report
Wallace State Community College, Hanceville came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Technology Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Hanceville, Alabama, and it awarded 116 ’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Wallace State, Hanceville also made our “Best Engineering Technology Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #17. It costs about $6,685 for southeast region engineering technology students per year to attend Wallace State, Hanceville.
Read full report on Engineering Technology at Wallace State Community College, Hanceville
Chattanooga State Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Best Value Engineering Technology Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Chattanooga State Community College is a medium-sized school located in Chattanooga, Tennessee that handed out 76 ’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region engineering technology students list, Chattanooga State Community College has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Engineering Technology Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Chattanooga State Community College is $6,263 for Southeast Region Engineering Technology students.
Full Chattanooga State Community College Engineering Technology Report
Jefferson State Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Best Value Engineering Technology Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Birmingham, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s engineering tech degrees to 149 students in 2020-2021.
Jeff State also took the #11 spot in our “Best Engineering Technology Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Jefferson State Community College is $9,564 for southeast region engineering technology students.
Full Jeff State Engineering Technology Report
Tennessee Technological University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technology Schools in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Cookeville, Tennessee, and it awarded 62 ’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tennessee Tech University, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Engineering Technology Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Tennessee Technological University is $15,932 for southeast region engineering technology students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
Full Tennessee Tech University Engineering Technology Report
Pellissippi State Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technology Schools in the Southeast Region list. Pellissippi State Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Knoxville, Tennessee. It awarded 193 ’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Pellissippi State Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Engineering Technology Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Pellissippi State Community College is $5,380 for southeast region engineering technology students.
Full Pellissippi State Community College Engineering Technology Report
Murray State University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technology Schools in the Southeast Region list. Murray State University is a medium-sized school located in Murray, Kentucky that handed out 8 ’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Murray State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Engineering Technology Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $11,736 for southeast region engineering technology students per year to attend Murray State.
Full Murray State University Engineering Technology Report
The University of West Florida did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Engineering Technology Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. UWF is a public institution located in Pensacola, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 34 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region engineering technology students list, UWF has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Engineering Technology Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UWF is $7,089 for Southeast Region Engineering Technology students.
Read more about Engineering Technology at The University of West Florida
With a ranking of #16, Southeastern Louisiana University did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Engineering Technology Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in Hammond, Louisiana, this fairly large public school handed out 31 diplomas to qualified ’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
Southeastern also took the #16 spot in our “Best Engineering Technology Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $12,336 for Southeast Region Engineering Technology students per year to attend Southeastern Louisiana University.
Full Southeastern Engineering Technology Report
Tri-County Technical College ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technology Schools in the Southeast Region list. Pendleton, South Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s engineering tech degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
TCTC also made our “Best Engineering Technology Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #18. It costs about $6,636 for Southeast Region Engineering Technology students per year to attend Tri-County Technical College.
Read full report on Engineering Technology at TCTC
Middle Tennessee State University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technology Schools in the Southeast Region list. Murfreesboro, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s engineering tech degrees to 35 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region engineering technology students list, Middle Tennessee State University has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Engineering Technology Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Middle Tennessee State University is $12,752 for southeast region engineering technology students.
Read full report on Engineering Technology at Middle Tennessee State University
Cleveland State Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Technology Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Cleveland State Community College is located in Cleveland, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 ’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southeast region engineering technology students list, Cleveland State Community College has also earned the #19 rank in our “Best Engineering Technology Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $7,323 for Southeast Region Engineering Technology students per year to attend Cleveland State Community College.
Read full report on Engineering Technology at Cleveland State Community College
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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
- *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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