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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

81 Ranked Colleges
28,258 Degrees Awarded
$16,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 200,458 engineering students received their degree, making the major the 6th most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $64,888 and had an average of $23,564 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 40,264 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,596 and $23,814 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 28,258 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 81 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the engineering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Duke University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Duke University is located in Durham, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 303 bachelors’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree engineering students whose families make $75-$110k list, Duke has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Duke University is $18,375 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 81 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 1,308 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UF also made our “Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $12,685 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UF.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#3

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Vanderbilt University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 260 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree engineering students whose families make $75-$110k list, Vanderbilt has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Vanderbilt University is $14,890 for southeast region bachelor’s degree engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The impressive 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.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 81 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering degrees to 2,279 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Georgia Tech, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is $17,846 for southeast region bachelor’s degree engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.

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#20 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Florida. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. UCF is a large public school situated in Orlando, Florida. It awarded 1,188 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UCF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Central Florida is $15,192 for southeast region bachelor’s degree engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

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 student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Florida International University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Florida International University is located in Miami, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 633 bachelors’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

The yearly cost to attend Florida International University is $13,821 for southeast region bachelor’s degree engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#7

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and it awarded 63 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Chapel Hill also took the #5 spot in our “Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is $18,354 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.

Full UNC Chapel Hill Engineering Report

#8

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#17 in overall quality

Florida State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Florida State is a large school located in Tallahassee, Florida that handed out 377 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree engineering students whose families make $75-$110k list, Florida State has also earned the #17 rank in our “Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $15,074 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Florida State University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #9. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering degrees to 736 students in 2019-2020.

It costs about $14,214 for southeast region bachelor’s degree engineering students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#10

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, Louisiana

With a ranking of #10, McNeese State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k 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 110 students in 2019-2020.

It costs about $17,343 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend McNeese State University.

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#11

The University of West Florida

Pensacola, Florida

The University of West Florida ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UWF is a fairly large public school situated in Pensacola, Florida. It awarded 111 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for The University of West Florida is $12,116 for southeast region bachelor’s degree engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#12

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#12 in overall quality

University of Georgia landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. University of Georgia is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 372 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree engineering students whose families make $75-$110k list, UGA has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Georgia is $17,105 for southeast region bachelor’s degree engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.5% 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 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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West Virginia University Institute of Technology landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Beckley, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering degrees to 45 students in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for West Virginia University Tech is $14,363 for southeast region bachelor’s degree engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full West Virginia University Institute of Technology Engineering Report

#14

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia
#4 in overall quality

University of Virginia - Main Campus ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Virginia - Main Campus is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 511 bachelors’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree engineering students whose families make $75-$110k list, University of Virginia has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $21,646 for southeast region bachelor’s degree engineering students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Virginia.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#15

Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, Louisiana

Louisiana Tech University landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Ruston, Louisiana, and it awarded 232 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Louisiana Tech University is $14,574 for southeast region bachelor’s degree engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#16

Christian Brothers University

Memphis, Tennessee

Christian Brothers University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #16. Christian Brothers University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Memphis, Tennessee. It awarded 47 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $14,685 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Christian Brothers.

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#17

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #17, North Carolina State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 1,541 degrees to qualified bachelors’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

NC State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend North Carolina State University is $19,541 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, 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 94%.

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#18

Murray State University

Murray, Kentucky

Murray State University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Murray State is a medium-sized public school situated in Murray, Kentucky. It awarded 21 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Murray State University is $13,484 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#19

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, Tennessee
#21 in overall quality

Middle Tennessee State University landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Murfreesboro, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering degrees to 60 students in 2019-2020.

Middle Tennessee State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #21 on our “Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Middle Tennessee State University is $17,177 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#20

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, Florida

University of North Florida ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UNF is a fairly large school located in Jacksonville, Florida that handed out 160 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend University of North Florida is $14,778 for southeast region bachelor’s degree engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#21

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia

West Virginia University ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Morgantown, West Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering degrees to 721 students in 2019-2020.

It costs about $16,189 for southeast region bachelor’s degree engineering students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend West Virginia University.

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#22

University of North Carolina at Asheville

Asheville, North Carolina

University of North Carolina at Asheville landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Asheville, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering degrees to 38 students in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend UNCA is $16,564 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full UNCA Engineering Report

#23

Florida Gulf Coast University

Fort Myers, Florida

Florida Gulf Coast University landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Florida Gulf Coast University is located in Fort Myers, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 181 bachelors’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

The yearly cost to attend FGCU is $15,776 for southeast region bachelor’s degree engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full FGCU Engineering Report

University of Louisiana at Lafayette ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UL Lafayette is a fairly large school located in Lafayette, Louisiana that handed out 328 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend UL Lafayette is $15,202 for southeast region bachelor’s degree engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#25

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#6 in overall quality

Virginia Tech did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #25. This large school is located in Blacksburg, Virginia, and it awarded 1,524 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech also took the #6 spot in our “Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Virginia Tech is $23,808 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

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 student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.

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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%.

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  • *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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