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Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$25,210 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$60,554 Avg Salary

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.

The Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Southeast Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for engineering-related fields students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Our analysis found Kennesaw State University to be the best value school for engineering-related fields students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public school with a very large student population.

KSU Georgia undergraduate students pay an average of $17,040 in tuition and fees each year.

KSU Georgia also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Kentucky University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the distant town of Richmond, Eastern is a public school with a large student population.

Eastern undergraduate students pay an average of $20,222 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Eastern is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morehead State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Morehead State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Morehead.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Morehead State University are $14,286 per year. On average, engineering-related fields graduates from Morehead State University take out $26,094 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#4

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means East Carolina University is a great value for engineering-related fields students working on their bachelor’s degree. ECU is a very large public school located in the city of Greenville.

ECU undergraduate students pay an average of $23,602 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, ECU also is in the top 10% of our Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

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Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Virginia Tech helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering-related fields schools in the Southeast Region . Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

Virginia Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $34,920 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Virginia Tech is ranked #2 for overall quality for engineering-related fields in the Southeast Region .

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University of South Carolina - Upstate ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. USC Upstate is a small public school located in the suburb of Spartanburg.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at USC Upstate are $23,085 a year. On average, engineering-related fields graduates from USC Upstate take out $20,295 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

USC Upstate also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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Clemson University

Clemson, SC

With a ranking of #7, Clemson University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering-related fields students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Clemson are $39,502 per year. On average, engineering-related fields graduates from Clemson take out $21,473 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Clemson is ranked #3 for overall quality for engineering-related fields in the Southeast Region .

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The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree engineering-related fields programs. Located in the midsize city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UT Chattanooga are $25,966 a year. Engineering-Related Fields majors at UT Chattanooga take out an average of $24,441 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

UT Chattanooga also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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Middle Tennessee State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering-related fields students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public college with a very large student population.

Middle Tennessee State University undergraduate students pay an average of $28,264 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that engineering-related fields majors at Middle Tennessee State University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $21,005.

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 14
South Carolina 87
Arkansas 0
North Carolina 32
Virginia 50
West Virginia 17
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.

  • 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).

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