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Best Engineering-Related Fields Trade Schools in the Southeast Region

2023 Best Engineering-Related Fields Trade Schools in the Southeast Region

9 Colleges
$74,093 Avg Salary
$25,085 Avg Student Debt

Engineering-Related Fields is the #36 most popular major in the country with 6,553 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Engineering-Related Fields Trade Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Southeast Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for engineering-related fields majors pursuing a .

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Our analysis found Virginia Tech to be the best school for engineering-related fields students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

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#2

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Engineering-Related Fields Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at Kennesaw State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering-related fields schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the large suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Kentucky University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Engineering-Related Fields Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Richmond, Eastern is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Engineering-Related Fields Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. ECU is a very large public school located in the city of Greenville.

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Middle Tennessee State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Engineering-Related Fields Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for engineering-related fields students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of South Carolina - Upstate landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best engineering-related fields programs. USC Upstate is a small public school located in the suburb of Spartanburg.

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Morehead State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Engineering-Related Fields Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Morehead State University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Morehead.

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Explore the best engineering-related fields colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 14
South Carolina 87
Arkansas 0
North Carolina 32
West Virginia 17
Virginia 50
Kentucky 25
Tennessee 93

One of 18 majors within the trade school area of study, engineering-related fields has other similar majors worth exploring.

Major Annual Graduates
Industrial & Management Engineering 5,903
Packaging Science 378
Other Engineering-Related Fields 152
Engineering Design 120

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,288
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,780
Environmental Control Technology 9,376
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,822
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,347

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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