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2023 Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Tennessee

4 Colleges
$63,649 Avg Salary
$24,172 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering School for You

Mechanical Engineering is the #53 most popular major in Tennessee with 65 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Tennessee ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Tennessee to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Tennessee

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

Top Tennessee Schools in Mechanical Engineering

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Our 2023 rankings named Vanderbilt University the best school in Tennessee for mechanical engineering students. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Tennessee list. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the city of Knoxville.

Full Mechanical Engineering at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Report

Out of the 4 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Tennessee Technological University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Tennessee Tech University is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Cookeville.

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#4

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

The excellent programs at University of Memphis helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanical engineering schools in Tennessee. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Mechanical Engineering at University of Memphis Report

Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 90
Florida 467
Georgia 312
North Carolina 215
Kentucky 61
Louisiana 12
Alabama 97
South Carolina 129
Mississippi 24
Arkansas 6
West Virginia 25

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

Majors Similar to ME

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Civil Engineering 6,042
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 Michel Villeneuve.

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