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2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

12 Colleges
$18,988 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$73,134 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, engineering technologies was ranked #20 in the country. In fact 7,672 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Southeast Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for engineering tech students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for engineering tech majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

Our 2023 rankings named Columbia Southern University the best value school in the Southeast Region for engineering technologies students working on their graduate certificate. Columbia Southern University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the town of Orange Beach.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Columbia Southern University are $4,035 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Columbia Southern University also did well on our Best Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend American Public University System. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Charles Town.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at American Military University are $7,050 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, American Military University also is in the top 10% of our Best Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Embry-Riddle Worldwide are $8,936 a year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Kennesaw State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering technologies schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at KSU Georgia are $21,174 per year.

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#5

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means East Carolina University is a great value for engineering technologies students working on their graduate certificate. ECU is a very large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ECU are $20,743 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, ECU is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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#6

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UF are $30,130 a year.

UF also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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#7

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

With a ranking of #7, Western Kentucky University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering technologies students working on their graduate certificate. WKU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bowling Green.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WKU are $18,340 a year.

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#8

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

Georgia Southern University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. GaSou is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Statesboro.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at GaSou are $22,004 a year.

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The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Chattanooga are $18,538 per year.

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#10

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

University of Arkansas ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UARK is a very large public school located in the city of Fayetteville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UARK are $22,563 per year.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering technologies schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 3
Florida 358
North Carolina 256
Virginia 8
Tennessee 59
Georgia 79
South Carolina 51
Louisiana 61
West Virginia 69
Kentucky 138
Arkansas 468
Alabama 418

Engineering Tech Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Engineering-Related Fields 4,838
Quality Control Technology 736
Industrial Production Technology 440
Engineering Technology (Other) 288
Construction Engineering Technology 264
General Engineering Technology 255
Computer Engineering Technology 179
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 145
Mechanical Engineering Technology 104
Nanotechnology 98
Energy Systems Technologies 95
Environmental Control Technology 89
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 43
Architectural Engineering Technology 39
Electronics Engineering Technology 39
Engineering-Related Technologies 15

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 61,791
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KUKA Systems GmbH.

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