2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Science 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 “Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Engineering Science is the 208th most popular major in the country with 1,668 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, engineering science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $60,800 and had an average of $20,111 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 168 engineering science graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,700 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 26 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 looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent engineering science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the engineering science program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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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 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. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified doctorate’s engineering science students in 2019-2020.

UNO did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best 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 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. This large school is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s engineering science degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University also made our “Best Engineering Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University are $29,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Engineering Science Report

#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. University of Mississippi is a public institution located in University, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Ole Miss also took the #2 spot in our “Best Engineering Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Mississippi are $25,099.

Read more about Engineering Science at Ole Miss

#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. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a large public school situated in Knoxville, Tennessee. It awarded 1 doctorate’s engineering science degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville also made our “Best Engineering Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville are $31,798, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Engineering Science Report

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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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