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2023 Best Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

39 Colleges
$83,900 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree School for You

Mechanical Engineering is the #32 most popular major in the country with 9,007 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 39 schools in the Southeast Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our analysis found Duke University to be the best school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southeast Region . Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

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#2

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

The excellent master’s degree programs at Vanderbilt University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanical engineering schools in the Southeast Region . Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a great place for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at North Carolina State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanical engineering schools in the Southeast Region . NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

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#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 Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mechanical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Clemson University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.

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#8

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree mechanical engineering programs. UF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree mechanical engineering programs. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the city of Knoxville.

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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Louisiana State University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best mechanical engineering colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 90
Florida 467
Georgia 312
North Carolina 215
Tennessee 65
Kentucky 61
Louisiana 12
Alabama 97
South Carolina 129
Mississippi 24
Arkansas 6
West Virginia 25

Mechanical Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to ME

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • 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 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 Michel Villeneuve.

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