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2022 Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

11 Ranked Colleges
550 Degrees Awarded
$50,167 Avg Salary
Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Engineering Technology is the 155th most popular major in the country with 4,195 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general engineering technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $49,903 and had an average of $20,609 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,873 general engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,686 and $20,911 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 550 general engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general engineering technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general engineering technology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general engineering technology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 11 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering Technology (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#1

The University of West Florida

Pensacola, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of West Florida. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Pensacola, Florida, this fairly large public school handed out 32 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

UWF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UWF is $7,511 for southeast region bachelor’s degree engineering tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full The University of West Florida General Engineering Technology Report

#2

Western Carolina University

Cullowhee, North Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Carolina University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Western Carolina University is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 52 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

WCU also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Western Carolina University is $14,063 for southeast region bachelor’s degree engineering tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#3

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, Tennessee

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middle Tennessee State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Middle Tennessee State University is a public institution located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree engineering tech students whose families make $48-$75k list, Middle Tennessee State University has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Middle Tennessee State University is $14,822 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Middle Tennessee State University General Engineering Technology Report

#4

Tennessee Technological University

Cookeville, Tennessee

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tennessee Technological University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Tennessee Tech University is a fairly large school located in Cookeville, Tennessee that handed out 62 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Tennessee Tech University also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Tennessee Tech University is $16,682 for southeast region bachelor’s degree engineering tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeastern Louisiana University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Southeastern Louisiana University is located in Hammond, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southeastern, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $13,333 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Tech students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Southeastern.

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#6

Morehead State University

Morehead, Kentucky

Morehead State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Morehead, Kentucky is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to 45 students in 2019-2020.

Morehead State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best General Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $12,967 for southeast region bachelor’s degree engineering tech students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Morehead State University.

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#7

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, Georgia

Kennesaw State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. This large school is located in Kennesaw, Georgia, and it awarded 65 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

KSU Georgia also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend KSU Georgia is $18,036 for southeast region bachelor’s degree engineering tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Kennesaw State University General Engineering Technology Report

#8

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, Tennessee

East Tennessee State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. ETSU is a fairly large public school situated in Johnson City, Tennessee. It awarded 54 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

ETSU also took the #7 spot in our “Best General Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $16,359 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Tech students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend ETSU.

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#9

University of Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee

University of Memphis came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this large public school awarded 35 degrees to qualified bachelors’s engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

UofM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best General Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Memphis is $15,287 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full University of Memphis General Engineering Technology Report

#10

University of West Alabama

Livingston, Alabama
#10 in overall quality

University of West Alabama did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #10. University of West Alabama is a medium-sized public school situated in Livingston, Alabama. It awarded 15 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of West Alabama, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best General Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $17,948 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Tech students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend University of West Alabama.

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#11

Grambling State University

Grambling, Louisiana

Grambling State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Grambling, Louisiana, and it awarded 46 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

GSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best General Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $21,230 for southeast region bachelor’s degree engineering tech students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Grambling State University.

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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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