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2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in Tennessee

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$22,517 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$58,709 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Civil Engineering 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Tennessee to see which programs offered the best value experiences for civil eng students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in Tennessee

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for civil eng majors pursuing a .

Best Tennessee Schools for Affordable Quality in Civil Engineering

$9,802 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Tennessee Technological University to be the best value school for civil engineering students who want to pursue a degree in Tennessee. Located in the remote town of Cookeville, Tennessee Tech University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Tennessee Technological University

$13,244 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best civil engineering schools in Tennessee. Located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UT Knoxville are $13,244 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UT Knoxville is ranked #5 for overall quality for civil eng in Tennessee.

Full Civil Engineering at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Report

#3

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN
$10,056 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Memphis is a great value for civil engineering students. UofM is a very large public school located in the city of Memphis.

UofM undergraduate students pay an average of $10,056 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Civil Engineering at University of Memphis Report

#4

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN
$56,966 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Vanderbilt University is a great value for civil engineering students. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Vanderbilt are $56,966 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Vanderbilt is ranked #1 for overall quality for civil eng in Tennessee.

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Best Value Civil Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value 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.

  • 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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