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2023 Most Popular Online Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region

11 Colleges
$65,769 Avg Salary
$24,379 Avg Student Debt

With 61,791 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, engineering is the #4 most popular major in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Online Engineering 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 11 schools in the Southeast Region to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

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

#1

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Old Dominion University the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for engineering students. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a very large student population.

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The excellent online programs at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in the Southeast Region . UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kennesaw State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. KSU Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kennesaw.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

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#6

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

University of New Orleans did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. UNO is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New Orleans.

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#7

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

With a ranking of #7, George Mason University did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering students. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

Florida Atlantic University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best engineering programs. FAU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Boca Raton.

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Florida International University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Clemson University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

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Explore the most popular online engineering colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 178
Florida 2,629
North Carolina 1,668
Virginia 1,286
Tennessee 508
Georgia 1,617
South Carolina 617
Louisiana 293
West Virginia 158
Kentucky 281
Arkansas 193
Alabama 914

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Engineering Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548
Systems Engineering 3,068
Industrial Engineering 3,028
Chemical Engineering 2,662
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 2,375
Other Engineering 1,820
Materials Engineering 1,810
Operations Research 1,191
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 928
Environmental Engineering 919
Robotics Engineering 560
Engineering Science 451
Nuclear Engineering 437
Manufacturing Engineering 423
Petroleum Engineering 401
Agricultural Engineering 332
Construction Engineering 288
Engineering Physics 286
Architectural Engineering 243
Geoscience Engineering 173
Polymer & Plastics Engineering 167
Engineering Mechanics 144
Mining Engineering 132
Ocean Engineering 112
Textile Engineering 96
Biological Engineering 80
Energy Systems Engineering 79
Marine Engineering 44
Metallurgical Engineering 40
Biochemical Engineering 21
Ceramic Engineering 20
Electromechanical Engineering 16
Surveying Engineering 11
Paper Science & Engineering 7

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705
Engineering Technologies 7,672

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.

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