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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.

Check out the engineering-related fields bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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 college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at KSU Georgia are $17,040 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, KSU Georgia is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list.

Read full report on Engineering-Related Fields at Kennesaw State University

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Eastern Kentucky University is a great value for engineering-related fields students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Richmond, Eastern is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Eastern are $20,222 per year.

Eastern 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 20% of all schools in this category.

Full Engineering-Related Fields at Eastern Kentucky University Report

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 remote town of Morehead.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Morehead State University are $14,286 a 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.

Read full report on Engineering-Related Fields at Morehead State University

#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.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ECU are $23,602 per year.

ECU 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 10% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Engineering-Related Fields at East Carolina University

#5

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Virginia Tech are $34,920 a year.

Virginia Tech did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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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.

Full Engineering-Related Fields at University of South Carolina - Upstate Report

#7

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 large suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

Clemson did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list.

Full Engineering-Related Fields at Clemson University Report

The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UT Chattanooga undergraduate students pay an average of $25,966 in tuition and fees each 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.

In addition to its great value ranking, UT Chattanooga is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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Middle Tennessee State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree engineering-related fields programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Middle Tennessee State University are $28,264 per 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.

Read full report on Engineering-Related Fields at Middle Tennessee State University

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
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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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