2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 40 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for ME students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Colleges.
Top 10 Best Mechanical Engineering Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Clemson University the best value school in the Southeast Region for mechanical engineering students. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.
Clemson undergraduate students pay an average of $38,550 in tuition and fees each year.
Clemson also claimed a spot on our Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
The excellent programs at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanical engineering schools in the Southeast Region . Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Daytona Beach.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach are $39,066 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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Out of the 40 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Georgia Tech are $33,964 a year.
Georgia Tech also made our Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #2.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NC State are $29,916 a year.
NC State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas Tech University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Russellville, ATU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ATU are $13,636 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tennessee Technological University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. Tennessee Tech University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Cookeville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tennessee Tech University are $19,834 per year.
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Virginia Tech came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Virginia Tech are $33,857 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Virginia Tech also did well on our Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value mechanical engineering programs. Located in the city of Birmingham, UAB is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UAB are $20,400 per year.
University of Arkansas ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UARK are $26,390 per year.
UARK excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list.
University of Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for mechanical engineering students. It came in at #10 on the list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UF are $28,659 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UF also is in the top 10% of our Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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 |
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Majors Related to ME
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.
- 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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