by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 11,796 people earned their degree in general engineering, making the major the 79th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, general engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $68,873 and had an average of $20,557 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 2,586 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,738 and $21,037 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 682 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 48 colleges that offered a degree in general engineering. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general engineering.
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The engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree engineering students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Augustine’s University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 48 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, McNeese State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Lake Charles, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering degrees to 63 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mercer University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Mercer is a medium-sized school located in Macon, Georgia that handed out 116 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Asheville. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Asheville, North Carolina, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oglethorpe University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region. Oglethorpe University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The University of Tennessee - Martin landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UT Martin is a medium-sized school located in Martin, Tennessee that handed out 24 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Bob Jones University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Greenville, South Carolina, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Wake Forest University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Winston-Salem, North Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s engineering degrees to 42 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, 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 95%.
John Brown University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. JBU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. It awarded 8 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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East Carolina University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. East Carolina University is a large public school situated in Greenville, North Carolina. It awarded 102 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a small public school situated in Magnolia, Arkansas. It awarded 17 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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Maryville College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. Maryville College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Maryville, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
James Madison University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. James Madison University is a public institution located in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 76 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
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Eastern Mennonite University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Eastern Mennonite University is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Christian Brothers University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Engineering at Christian Brothers University
Western Carolina University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. WCU is a public institution located in Cullowhee, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, Birmingham Southern College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. BSC is a small school located in Birmingham, Alabama that handed out 2 bachelors’s engineering degrees 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 undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
With a ranking of #18, Washington and Lee University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Washington and Lee University is a small school located in Lexington, Virginia that handed out 5 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Hampton University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. Located in Hampton, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
Henderson State University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Henderson State University is a small school located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas that handed out 5 bachelors’s engineering 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 more about General Engineering at Henderson State University
Marshall University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Huntington, West Virginia, this fairly large public school awarded 15 degrees to qualified bachelors’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
Wesleyan College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Wesleyan College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Macon, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Freed-Hardeman University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. FHU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Henderson, Tennessee. It awarded 2 bachelors’s engineering 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%.
With a ranking of #24, Elon University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Elon is a medium-sized school located in Elon, North Carolina that handed out 8 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #25, North Carolina State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. NC State is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 40 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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%.
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