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2023 Best Value General Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$24,456 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$87,583 Avg Salary

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

General Engineering is the #58 most popular major in Tennessee with 57 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value General Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Tennessee to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for engineering students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee

Check out the engineering master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Tennessee Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in General Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga the best value school in Tennessee for general engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UT Chattanooga graduate students pay an average of $10,474 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full General Engineering at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga Report

#2

Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN

The excellent master’s degree programs at Tennessee State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general engineering schools in Tennessee. Located in the large city of Nashville, Tennessee State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Tennessee State University are $10,732 a year.

Full General Engineering at Tennessee State University Report

#3

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Vanderbilt University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Vanderbilt are $52,162 a year.

Vanderbilt did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list.

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Best Value General Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 117
Florida 13
Georgia 33
North Carolina 19
Louisiana 77
Alabama 222
Mississippi 47
Arkansas 117
West Virginia 57

General 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 Rémi Kaupp.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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