2023 Most Popular Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Engineering School for You
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 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. This report analyzed 87 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Engineering Colleges.
Top 15% Most Popular Engineering Schools
Our analysis found Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus to be the most popular school for engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.
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The excellent programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in the Southeast Region . UF is a very large public school located in the city of Gainesville.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Virginia Tech is a great place for engineering students. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Clemson University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.
Duke University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.
Auburn University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular engineering programs. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a fairly large student population.
University of Central Florida landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular engineering programs. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a fairly large student population.
University of South Florida - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the large city of Tampa.
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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.
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Florida Institute of Technology landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular engineering programs. Florida Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Melbourne.
University of Virginia - Main Campus ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.
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Old Dominion University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college with a very large student population.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | University of Alabama at Birmingham | Birmingham, AL |
| 15 | Florida International University | Miami, FL |
| 16 | University of Louisville | Louisville, KY |
| 17 | University of Arkansas | Fayetteville, AR |
Best Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best engineering schools 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 |
Engineering Related Majors
Engineering Majors to Study
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 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).
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