by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 85,188 people earned their degree in engineering technologies, making the major the 20th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, engineering technologies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $52,350 and had an average of $21,560 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 27,376 engineering technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,645 and $20,966 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 4,946 engineering technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 96 colleges that offer a degree in engineering technologies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their engineering technologies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The engineering tech 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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree engineering tech students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bluefield State College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region. Bluefield, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.
Full Bluefield State College Engineering Technologies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia Southern University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region list. Columbia Southern University is located in Orange Beach, Alabama and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 683 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Columbia Southern University
Out of the 96 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairmont State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Fairmont State is a small school located in Fairmont, West Virginia that handed out 82 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 96 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff is located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region list. Petersburg, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to 43 students in 2020-2021.
Murray State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Murray, Kentucky, this medium-sized public school awarded 128 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
Full Murray State University Engineering Technologies Report
East Carolina University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Greenville, North Carolina, and it awarded 403 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, Southeastern Louisiana University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region list. Southeastern Louisiana University is a public institution located in Hammond, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 111 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southeastern Louisiana University Engineering Technologies Report
Savannah State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Savannah, Georgia, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Savannah State University
Berea College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Berea, Kentucky, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Mississippi Valley State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. This small school is located in Itta Bena, Mississippi, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Mississippi Valley State University Engineering Technologies Report
Eastern Kentucky University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Richmond, Kentucky, and it awarded 149 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Eastern Kentucky University
Morehead State University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Morehead, Kentucky, this medium-sized public school handed out 64 degrees to qualified bachelors’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Morehead State University
ECPI University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. ECPI University is a fairly large school located in Virginia Beach, Virginia that handed out 179 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at ECPI University
University of Southern Mississippi came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Southern Mississippi is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 144 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #16, Western Carolina University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region list. Western Carolina University is a public institution located in Cullowhee, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 119 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
South Carolina State University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region list. Orangeburg, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Engineering Technologies at South Carolina State University
Jacksonville State University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Jacksonville State University is a public institution located in Jacksonville, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 64 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #19, Old Dominion University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region list. Old Dominion is a public institution located in Norfolk, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 167 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Grambling State University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Grambling State University is a medium-sized school located in Grambling, Louisiana that handed out 22 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Louisiana at Lafayette came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a fairly large school located in Lafayette, Louisiana that handed out 94 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Tennessee Technological University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #22. Tennessee Tech University is located in Cookeville, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 62 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to qualified 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%.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Tennessee Technological University
Alabama A & M University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Normal, Alabama, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Elizabeth City State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #24. Located in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, this small public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
Full Elizabeth City State University Engineering Technologies Report
Norfolk State University ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region list. Norfolk State is located in Norfolk, Virginia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Engineering Technologies at Norfolk State University
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