2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering in the Southeast Region
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
With 200,458 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, engineering is the 6th most popular major in the United States. 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.
For this year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 83 colleges that offer a degree in engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Daytona Beach, Florida. It awarded 13 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Embry-Riddle Worldwide is $20,333 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.7% 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 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide Engineering Report
Out of the 83 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, McNeese State University landed the #2 spot on the list. McNeese State University is a medium-sized school located in Lake Charles, Louisiana that handed out 110 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend McNeese State University is $12,267 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Southern University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Statesboro, Georgia, and it awarded 339 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $15,536 for southeast region bachelor’s degree engineering students per year to attend Georgia Southern University.
Out of the 83 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Carolina University landed the #4 spot on the list. WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 52 bachelors’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $13,722 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering students per year to attend Western Carolina University.
Out of the 83 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana Tech University landed the #5 spot on the list. Louisiana Tech University is a public institution located in Ruston, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 232 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,084 for southeast region bachelor’s degree engineering students per year to attend Louisiana Tech.
With a ranking of #6, University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Tampa, Florida. It awarded 736 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of South Florida - Main Campus is $8,355 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering students.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #7, Tennessee Technological University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Cookeville, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering degrees to 353 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $15,929 for southeast region bachelor’s degree engineering students per year to attend Tennessee Technological University.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #8, Florida State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Florida State University is a large school located in Tallahassee, Florida that handed out 377 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
Florida State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $9,789 for southeast region bachelor’s degree engineering students per year to attend Florida State.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Murray State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Murray, Kentucky, this medium-sized public school awarded 21 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s engineering students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Murray State University is $11,390 for southeast region bachelor’s degree engineering students.
University of Central Florida ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. UCF is a large school located in Orlando, Florida that handed out 1,188 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
UCF also took the #20 spot in our “Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $10,274 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering students per year to attend University of Central Florida.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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%.
With a ranking of #11, Florida International University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. FIU is a public institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 633 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Florida International University is $7,296 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Read full report on Engineering at Florida International University
With a ranking of #12, University of South Alabama did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. University of South Alabama is located in Mobile, Alabama and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 230 bachelors’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for University of South Alabama is $15,501 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering students.
University of Florida ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. UF is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. 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. The yearly cost to attend UF is $6,302 for southeast region bachelor’s degree engineering students.
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 2.0% 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%.
With a ranking of #14, University of New Orleans did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. University of New Orleans is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 145 bachelors’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend UNO is $11,193 for southeast region bachelor’s degree engineering students.
With a ranking of #15, Harding University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Searcy, Arkansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 46 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s engineering students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Harding University is $19,375 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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%.
West Virginia University Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. 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 yearly cost to attend West Virginia University Tech is $10,569 for southeast region bachelor’s degree engineering students.
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Arkansas Tech University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. Arkansas Tech University is a fairly large school located in Russellville, Arkansas that handed out 112 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Arkansas Tech University is $10,772 for southeast region bachelor’s degree engineering students.
The University of Tennessee - Martin came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. The University of Tennessee - Martin is a medium-sized public school situated in Martin, Tennessee. It awarded 37 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $10,955 for southeast region bachelor’s degree engineering students per year to attend UT Martin.
North Carolina A & T State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. Greensboro, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering degrees to 258 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $10,274 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering students per year to attend NC A&T.
Full North Carolina A & T State University Engineering Report
Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Jonesboro, Arkansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering degrees to 40 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend A-State is $13,406 for southeast region bachelor’s degree engineering students.
With a ranking of #21, East Carolina University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. ECU is a large public school situated in Greenville, North Carolina. It awarded 134 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend East Carolina University is $15,844 for southeast region bachelor’s degree engineering students.
With a ranking of #22, Kennesaw State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Kennesaw State University is a large public school situated in Kennesaw, Georgia. It awarded 625 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for KSU Georgia is $17,221 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering students.
Read full report on Engineering at Kennesaw State University
With a ranking of #23, University of Memphis did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. University of Memphis is a large school located in Memphis, Tennessee that handed out 156 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of Memphis is $13,248 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering students.
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Tallahassee, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering degrees to 34 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $15,060 for southeast region bachelor’s degree engineering students per year to attend Florida A&M University.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Engineering Report
University of North Florida did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #25. University of North Florida is a fairly large public school situated in Jacksonville, Florida. It awarded 160 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $9,606 for southeast region bachelor’s degree engineering students per year to attend University of North Florida.
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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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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