2022 Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Engineering Science is the 337th most popular major in the country with 1,668 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 168 general engineering science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 57 general engineering science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in general engineering science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general engineering science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general engineering science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree engineering science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi

#2 in overall quality

$25,099 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mississippi. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in University, Mississippi, and it awarded 33 masters’s engineering science degrees in 2019-2020.

Ole Miss did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Engineering Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Mississippi are $25,099, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Ole Miss General Engineering Science Report

#2

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Knoxville, Tennessee

$31,798 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #2 spot on the list. Knoxville, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering science degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree engineering science students whose families make $0-$30k list, UT Knoxville has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best General Engineering Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville are $31,798, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Engineering Science at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

#3

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

#1 in overall quality

$29,970 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and it awarded 5 masters’s engineering science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Louisiana State University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Engineering Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College are $29,970, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Engineering Science at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

#4

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana

#3 in overall quality

$13,678 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Orleans landed the #4 spot on the list. University of New Orleans is a public institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNO also made our “Best General Engineering Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Orleans are $13,678, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Engineering Science at University of New Orleans

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering Science (Income $0-$30k)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Nicolás Pérez.

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