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2023 Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in Tennessee

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$26,671 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$63,253 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Chemical Engineering School for You

Chemical Engineering is the #82 most popular major in Tennessee with 24 degrees and certificates awarded 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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in Tennessee ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Tennessee to see which programs offered the best value experiences for chem eng students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in Tennessee

Check out the chem eng programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Tennessee Schools for Affordable Quality in Chemical Engineering

$9,802 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Tennessee Technological University to be the best value school for chemical engineering students who want to pursue a degree in Tennessee. Tennessee Tech University is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Cookeville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Tennessee Tech University are $9,802 a year.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at Tennessee Technological University

$13,244 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the # 2 spot on the list. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.

UT Knoxville undergraduate students pay an average of $13,244 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UT Knoxville not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Chemical Engineering Schools in Tennessee list.

Full Chemical Engineering at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Report

#3

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN
$56,966 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanderbilt University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

Vanderbilt undergraduate students pay an average of $56,966 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Vanderbilt not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Chemical Engineering Schools in Tennessee list.

Full Chemical Engineering at Vanderbilt University Report

Best Value Chemical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Chemical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 37
Florida 68
Georgia 56
North Carolina 82
Kentucky 16
Louisiana 25
Alabama 35
South Carolina 15
Mississippi 4
Arkansas 6
West Virginia 3

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

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 3 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 Mikulova.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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