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2023 Most Popular General Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region

32 Colleges
$62,738 Avg Salary
$21,037 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Engineering School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general engineering was ranked #64 in the country. In fact 3,548 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular General Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in the Southeast Region to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Engineering program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Engineering Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Alabama at Birmingham to be the most popular school for general engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the midsize city of Birmingham, UAB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas is a great place for general engineering students. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Old Dominion University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular General Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Alabama in Huntsville is a great place for general engineering students. UAH is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Huntsville.

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#5

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means West Virginia University is a great place for general engineering students. Located in the small city of Morgantown, WVU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Louisiana Tech University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general engineering students. Louisiana Tech is a large public school located in the distant town of Ruston.

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#6

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

With a ranking of #6, Mississippi State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general engineering students. Located in the town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Louisiana at Lafayette did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general engineering students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public college with a large student population.

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#9

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular General Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a very large student population.

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The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular General Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. UT Chattanooga is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Chattanooga.

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Best General Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 117
Florida 13
Georgia 33
North Carolina 19
Tennessee 57
Louisiana 77
Alabama 222
Mississippi 47
Arkansas 117
West Virginia 57

One of 39 majors within the area of study, general engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Engineering

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 27 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 Rémi Kaupp.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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