2023 Best Trade Schools in the Southeast Region
With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Trade Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 390 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best programs for trade school students.
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Top Trade Schools in the Southeast Region of the U.S.
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Our 2023 rankings named Columbia Southern University the best school in the Southeast Region for trade school students working on their degree.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Clemson University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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Out of the 390 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kennesaw State University landed the # 4 spot on the list.
The excellent programs at Murray State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best trade schools in the Southeast Region .
Herzing University - Atlanta landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best trade school programs.
With a ranking of #7, Rasmussen University - Florida did quite well on this year’s best schools for trade school students working.
With a ranking of #8, Herzing University - Kenner did quite well on this year’s best schools for trade school students working.
East Carolina University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list.
James Madison University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best trade school programs.
University of South Florida - Main Campus came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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With a ranking of #12, Herzing University - Birmingham did quite well on this year’s best schools for trade school students working.
With a ranking of #13, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well on this year’s best schools for trade school students working.
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With a ranking of #14, Elizabethtown Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for trade school students working.
Bluegrass Community and Technical College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
University of Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students. It came in at #16 on the list.
Danville Community College landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best trade school programs.
University of Mount Olive did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students. It came in at #18 on the list.
Virginia Commonwealth University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list.
Old Dominion University ranked #20 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list.
Augusta University ranked #21 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list.
Mercer University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list.
South University, Montgomery came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
Florida International University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
With a ranking of #25, University of Miami did quite well on this year’s best schools for trade school students working.
Rest of the Top 50 Best Trade Schools in the Southeast Region of the U.S.
Not only did these schools make the top 50 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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Rest of the Top 15% Best Trade Schools in the Southeast Region of the U.S.
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| Rank | School | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Bellarmine University | Louisville, KY |
| 52 | Radford University | Radford, VA |
| 53 | University of Mississippi | University, MS |
| 54 | Florida SouthWestern State College | Fort Myers, FL |
| 55 | Altierus Career College - Tampa | Tampa, FL |
| 56 | Northern Virginia Community College | Annandale, VA |
| 57 | Pierpont Community and Technical College | Fairmont, WV |
| 58 | Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte | Charlotte, NC |
| 59 | Jackson State Community College | Jackson, TN |
Honorable Mentions
These schools also performed well in our best trade schools ranking:
| Rank | School | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 60 | Valencia College | Orlando, FL |
| 61 | West Virginia University | Morgantown, WV |
| 62 | Motlow State Community College | Tullahoma, TN |
| 63 | Living Arts College | Raleigh, NC |
| 64 | Middle Georgia State University | Macon, GA |
| 65 | Florida Institute of Technology - Online | Melbourne, FL |
| 66 | Western Kentucky University | Bowling Green, KY |
| 67 | Madisonville Community College | Madisonville, KY |
| 68 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette | Lafayette, LA |
| 69 | Athens Technical College | Athens, GA |
| 70 | Barry University | Miami, FL |
| 71 | Piedmont Virginia Community College | Charlottesville, VA |
| 72 | ECPI University | Virginia Beach, VA |
| 73 | Lincoln College of Technology - Marietta | Marietta, GA |
| 74 | University of Kentucky | Lexington, KY |
| 75 | Spartanburg Community College | Spartanburg, SC |
| 76 | Remington College - Lafayette Campus | Lafayette, LA |
| 77 | Georgia Southern University | Statesboro, GA |
| 78 | Craven Community College | New Bern, NC |
| 79 | Piedmont College | Demorest, GA |
Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- 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 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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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