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2023 Best Value General Engineering Schools in Tennessee

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$19,002 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,137 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Engineering 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.

The Best Value General Engineering 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 5 schools in Tennessee to see which 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 Schools in Tennessee

The following schools top our list of the Best Value General Engineering Colleges.

Best Tennessee Schools for Affordable Quality in General Engineering

$9,802 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Tennessee Technological University to be the best value school for general 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.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tennessee Tech University are $9,802 per year.

Read full report on General Engineering at Tennessee Technological University

$9,848 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga is a great value for general engineering students. Located in the city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UT Chattanooga are $9,848 a year.

Full General Engineering at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga 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 general engineering students. UofM is a very large public school located in the city of Memphis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UofM are $10,056 a year.

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#4

Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN
$8,336 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Tennessee State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general engineering schools in Tennessee. Located in the large city of Nashville, Tennessee State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Tennessee State University are $8,336 a year.

Full General Engineering at Tennessee State University Report

#5

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN
$56,966 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Vanderbilt University is a great value for general engineering students. Located in the 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 undergraduate at Vanderbilt are $56,966 a year.

Vanderbilt also made our Best General Engineering Schools in Tennessee list, coming in at #1.

Full General Engineering at Vanderbilt University Report

Best Value General Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value General Engineering Colleges 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 5 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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