by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Engineering Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Other Engineering is the 177th most popular major in the country with 2,760 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, other engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $75,713 and had an average of $25,106 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 540 other engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,839 and $22,500 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 78 other engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,087 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Engineering Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in other engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in other engineering in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree other engineering students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina A & T State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, this fairly large public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified doctorate’s other engineering students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Engineering Major in the Southeast Region. University of Virginia is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 doctorate’s other engineering degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, 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 97%.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Engineering Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 16 doctorate’s other engineering 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 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Other Engineering at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Engineering Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Daytona Beach, Florida, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s other 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 Other Engineering at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Commonwealth University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Engineering Major in the Southeast Region. Richmond, 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 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%.
Full Virginia Commonwealth University Other Engineering Report
Clemson University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Clemson is located in Clemson, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s other engineering degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, 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 94%.
Virginia Tech landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Blacksburg, Virginia, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s other engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Birmingham, Alabama, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s other engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, 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 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Alabama in Huntsville did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. University of Alabama in Huntsville is located in Huntsville, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s other engineering degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Florida International University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. FIU is a large school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 0 doctorate’s other engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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 Other Engineering at Florida International University
With a ranking of #10, Mississippi State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, this large public school handed out 48 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s other engineering students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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