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Engineering at Tennessee Technological University

Engineering at Tennessee Technological University

If you are interested in studying engineering, you may want to check out the program at Tennessee Technological University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Tennessee Tech University is located in Cookeville, Tennessee and approximately 10,177 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Tennessee Tech University Engineering Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
  • Master’s Degree in Engineering

Tennessee Tech University Engineering Rankings

The engineering major at Tennessee Tech University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #173 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at Tennessee Tech University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at Tennessee Technological University.

Tennessee Tech University Engineering Bachelor’s Program

13% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 87% of engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 13% went to women.

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About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at Tennessee Tech University are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Tennessee Technological University with a bachelor's in engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 10
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 228
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Tennessee Tech University Engineering Master’s Program

18% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 82% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 18% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Tennessee Technological University with a master's in engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 19
International Students 12
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Engineering

If you plan to be a engineering major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Tennessee Technological University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering 165
Civil Engineering 67
Chemical Engineering 65
Electrical Engineering 54
General Engineering 16
Computer Engineering 11

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TN, the home state for Tennessee Technological University.

Occupation Jobs in TN Average Salary in TN
Software Applications Developers 5,870 $87,630
Industrial Engineers 5,390 $84,070
Systems Software Developers 4,940 $92,700
Industrial Production Managers 4,360 $101,670
Engineers 4,250 $82,030

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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