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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Technologies in the Southeast Region

49 Ranked Colleges
1,686 Degrees Awarded
$80,660 Avg Salary
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region

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 Master’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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,686 engineering technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 49 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering technologies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in engineering technologies.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree engineering tech students.

Top 25 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Technologies in the Southeast Region

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Out of the 49 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico - Orlando landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Orlando, Florida, and it awarded 8 masters’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico - Orlando

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Columbia Southern University
Orange Beach, Alabama

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia Southern University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Orange Beach, Alabama, and it awarded 384 masters’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Engineering Technologies at Columbia Southern University

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Christian Brothers University
Memphis, Tennessee

Out of the 49 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Christian Brothers University landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Memphis, Tennessee, and it awarded 22 masters’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Christian Brothers University Engineering Technologies Report

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University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas

Out of the 49 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and it awarded 180 masters’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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 more about Engineering Technologies at UARK

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Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, Louisiana

Out of the 49 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana Tech University landed the #5 spot on the list. Louisiana Tech is a fairly large school located in Ruston, Louisiana that handed out 45 masters’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Louisiana Tech Engineering Technologies Report

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Duke University
Durham, North Carolina

Duke University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Duke University is a fairly large school located in Durham, North Carolina that handed out 135 masters’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Duke University Engineering Technologies Report

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With a ranking of #7, Florida Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region list. Florida Institute of Technology is a medium-sized school located in Melbourne, Florida that handed out 40 masters’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Florida Institute of Technology Engineering Technologies Report

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Murray State University
Murray, Kentucky

With a ranking of #8, Murray State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region list. Murray State University is a public institution located in Murray, Kentucky. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 36 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Engineering Technologies at Murray State

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Citadel Military College of South Carolina ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region list. The Citadel is a small school located in Charleston, South Carolina that handed out 17 masters’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Read full report on Engineering Technologies at The Citadel

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Morehead State University
Morehead, Kentucky

Morehead State University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Morehead, Kentucky, and it awarded 22 masters’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Morehead State University

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Arkansas State University - Main Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region list. A-State is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 64 masters’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Engineering Technologies at Arkansas State University - Main Campus

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University of Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky

With a ranking of #12, University of Louisville did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region list. UofL is a large public school situated in Louisville, Kentucky. It awarded 58 masters’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Engineering Technologies at University of Louisville

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University of Management and Technology ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Arlington, Virginia, this small private for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Engineering Technologies at University of Management and Technology

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The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UT Chattanooga is a fairly large public school situated in Chattanooga, Tennessee. It awarded 24 masters’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Engineering Technologies at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region list. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Daytona Beach, Florida. It awarded 36 masters’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide Engineering Technologies Report

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Florida International University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region list. Florida International University is a large school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 152 masters’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Read full report on Engineering Technologies at FIU

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Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, North Carolina

Western Carolina University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region ranking. WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 masters’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

Full WCU Engineering Technologies Report

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Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, Georgia

With a ranking of #18, Kennesaw State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Kennesaw, Georgia, and it awarded 54 masters’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.

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 full report on Engineering Technologies at Kennesaw State University

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North Carolina A & T State University
Greensboro, North Carolina

With a ranking of #19, North Carolina A & T State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region list. North Carolina A & T State University is a fairly large public school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 14 masters’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Engineering Technologies at NC A&T

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American Public University System
Charles Town, West Virginia

American Public University System landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Charles Town, West Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s engineering tech degrees to 59 students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%.

Read more about Engineering Technologies at American Public University System

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Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, Kentucky

Eastern Kentucky University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Richmond, Kentucky, this fairly large public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Eastern

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and it awarded 34 masters’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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 UNC Charlotte

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East Carolina University
Greenville, North Carolina

East Carolina University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Greenville, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering tech degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Engineering Technologies at East Carolina University

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University of New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana

University of New Orleans ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region list. University of New Orleans is a medium-sized public school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 6 masters’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.

Full UNO Engineering Technologies Report

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University of Central Florida did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #25. This large school is located in Orlando, Florida, and it awarded 59 masters’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

Read more about Engineering Technologies at University of Central Florida

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