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2025 Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region

3 Colleges in the Southeast Region
92 Manufacturing Engineering Degrees Awarded
$79,644 Avg Early-Career Salary
You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a degree in manufacturing engineering. It is ranked #243 out of 395 major degree programs in terms of popularity. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of manufacturing engineering. Combined, these schools handed out 92 degrees in manufacturing engineering to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Manufacturing Engineering School

Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region The manufacturing engineering program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Manufacturing Engineering rankings. For our Best Overall Manufacturing Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Manufacturing Engineering Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Manufacturing Engineering
Master's Degrees in Manufacturing Engineering

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Manufacturing Engineering in the Southeast Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the manufacturing engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Southeast Region Schools in Manufacturing Engineering

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In GA

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in manufacturing engineering. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Georgia Tech is a great school overall.

There were roughly 11 manufacturing engineering students who graduated with this degree at Georgia Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in manufacturing engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NC

It is hard to beat North Carolina State University if you wish to pursue a degree in manufacturing engineering. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were approximately 25 manufacturing engineering students who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in manufacturing engineering from North Carolina State University

3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In GA

Georgia Southern University is a good option for students pursuing a degree in manufacturing engineering. GaSou is a very large public university located in the town of Statesboro. This university ranks 16th out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

There were about 22 manufacturing engineering students who graduated with this degree at GaSou in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in manufacturing engineering from Georgia Southern University

Best Manufacturing Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best manufacturing engineering colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Georgia 287 75
North Carolina 279 38
Virginia 274 9
Kentucky 244 4
Alabama 233 0

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Manufacturing Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Manufacturing Engineering Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Manufacturing Engineering 92

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 8,869
Electrical Engineering 4,942
Civil Engineering 4,410
Computer Engineering 3,378
General Engineering 2,804
Biomedical Engineering 2,743
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 2,488
Industrial Engineering 2,386
Chemical Engineering 2,289
Systems Engineering 871

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