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2023 Best Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee

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$70,613 Avg Salary

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

Civil Engineering is the #48 most popular major in Tennessee with 73 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

The Best Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Tennessee 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 Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee

Check out the civil eng master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Tennessee Schools for a Master's in Civil Engineering

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Our 2023 rankings named Vanderbilt University the best school in Tennessee for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Tennessee Technological University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best civil engineering schools in Tennessee. Located in the remote town of Cookeville, Tennessee Tech University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a very large student population.

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#4

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Memphis helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best civil engineering schools in Tennessee. UofM is a very large public school located in the city of Memphis.

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Best Civil Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Civil Engineering Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 166
Florida 288
Georgia 108
North Carolina 143
Kentucky 58
Louisiana 32
Alabama 77
South Carolina 81
Mississippi 8
Arkansas 17
West Virginia 10

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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 Master Sgt. Roger Parsons.

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