by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 9,018 people earned their degree in general engineering, making the major the 96th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 1,996 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 551 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 26 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in general engineering in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida Polytechnic University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Lakeland, Florida, this small public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama in Huntsville. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Huntsville, Alabama, this medium-sized public school awarded 76 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region. University of Alabama at Birmingham is located in Birmingham, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 143 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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 General Engineering at University of Alabama at Birmingham
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Old Dominion University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region. Norfolk, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 81 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Engineering at Old Dominion University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Louisiana Tech University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region. This fairly large school is located in Ruston, Louisiana, and it awarded 24 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Engineering at Louisiana Tech University
The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga is a fairly large school located in Chattanooga, Tennessee that handed out 21 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Arkansas came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UARK is a large school located in Fayetteville, Arkansas that handed out 59 masters’s engineering 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 4.1% 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 General Engineering at University of Arkansas
Southern University and A & M College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Southern University and A & M College is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Full Southern University and A & M College General Engineering Report
With a ranking of #9, University of Louisiana at Lafayette did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a fairly large school located in Lafayette, Louisiana that handed out 25 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Engineering at University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Marshall University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Marshall University is located in Huntington, West Virginia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Jackson State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Jackson, Mississippi, and it awarded 8 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Engineering at Jackson State University
With a ranking of #12, McNeese State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. McNeese is a medium-sized public school situated in Lake Charles, Louisiana. It awarded 7 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Tennessee State University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 6 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Engineering at Tennessee State University
Vanderbilt University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Vanderbilt is a fairly large school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 10 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about General Engineering at Vanderbilt University
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Daytona Beach, Florida. It awarded 3 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Engineering at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach
Mississippi State University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Mississippi State University is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about General Engineering at Mississippi State University
North Carolina State University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #18, University of Georgia did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #19, University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Charlotte, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about General Engineering at University of North Carolina at Charlotte
With a ranking of #20, Virginia Commonwealth University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. VCU is a large public school situated in Richmond, Virginia. It awarded 5 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Engineering at Virginia Commonwealth University
Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. A-State is a fairly large public school situated in Jonesboro, Arkansas. It awarded 3 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Auburn University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Auburn is a public institution located in Auburn, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Florida Gulf Coast University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Fort Myers, Florida, and it awarded 1 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Florida Gulf Coast University General Engineering Report
The University of West Florida did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #24. UWF is located in Pensacola, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #24, University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 0 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Full University of South Florida - Main Campus General Engineering Report
West Virginia University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Morgantown, West Virginia, and it awarded 41 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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