2022 Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 26 general engineering science graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered 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 Doctorate in the Southeast Region

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

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering Science in the Southeast Region

#1

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana

#3 in overall quality

$13,678 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Orleans. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. University of New Orleans is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 doctorate’s engineering science degrees to qualified students.

UNO did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Engineering Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Orleans are $13,678, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of New Orleans General Engineering Science Report

#2

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 #2 for the Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s engineering science degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University also made our “Best General Engineering Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College are $29,970.

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

#3

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi

#2 in overall quality

$25,099 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mississippi landed the #3 spot on the list. Ole Miss is located in University, Mississippi and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s engineering science degrees to qualified students.

Ole Miss also made our “Best General Engineering Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Mississippi are $25,099, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Mississippi General Engineering Science Report

#4

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Knoxville, Tennessee

#3 in overall quality

$31,798 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. UT Knoxville is a large school located in Knoxville, Tennessee that handed out 1 doctorate’s engineering science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Knoxville, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Engineering Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Knoxville are $31,798, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Engineering Science at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering Science

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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