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2022 Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

10 Ranked Colleges
79 Degrees Awarded
$25,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 2,900 people earned their degree in other engineering, making the major the 174th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, other engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $75,379 and had an average of $28,015 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 506 other engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $100,400 and $22,100 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 79 other engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in other engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree other engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 10 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Other Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This large school is located in Charlottesville, Virginia, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s other engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Virginia also made our “Best Other Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia are $32,394, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Virginia - Main Campus Other Engineering Report

#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Blacksburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s other engineering degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Other Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547.

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#3

North Carolina A & T State University

Greensboro, North Carolina
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina A & T State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Greensboro, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s other engineering degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

NC A&T did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Other Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NC A&T are $20,662, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama in Huntsville landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Huntsville, Alabama, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s other engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree other engineering students whose families make $48-$75k list, UAH has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Other Engineering 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 UAH are $25,386.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. VCU is a public institution located in Richmond, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree other engineering students whose families make $48-$75k list, VCU has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Other Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Commonwealth University are $29,228, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#9 in overall quality

University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. This large school is located in Birmingham, Alabama, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s other engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UAB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Other Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alabama at Birmingham are $19,188.

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#7

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi
#5 in overall quality

Mississippi State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. This large school is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s other engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Mississippi State also took the #5 spot in our “Best Other Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mississippi State University are $23,950, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#4 in overall quality

Clemson University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. This large school is located in Clemson, South Carolina, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s other engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Clemson, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Other Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson University are $23,246, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Clemson Other Engineering Report

#3 in overall quality

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this large public school awarded 21 degrees to qualified doctorate’s other engineering students in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Other Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville are $31,798.

Full UT Knoxville Other Engineering Report

#10 in overall quality

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Daytona Beach, Florida. It awarded 1 doctorate’s other engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Other Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach are $19,736, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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.

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