Engineering at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

If you plan to study engineering, take a look at what The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UT Chattanooga is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee and approximately 11,728 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,139 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga in 2021, 182 of them were engineering majors.

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

UT Chattanooga Engineering Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UT Chattanooga

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

UT Chattanooga does offer online education options in engineering for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

UT Chattanooga Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the engineering progam at UT Chattanooga compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The engineering major at UT Chattanooga 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	135
Most Popular Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	228
Most Focused Engineering Schools	229

In 2021, 21 students received their master’s degree in engineering from UT Chattanooga. This makes it the #250 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #229 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at UT Chattanooga

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

UT Chattanooga Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 182 engineering students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UT Chattanooga, about 85% were men and 15% were women.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at UT Chattanooga 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 The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	119
International Students	31
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

UT Chattanooga Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students graduated with a master's degree in engineering from UT Chattanooga. About 90% were men and 10% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UT Chattanooga also has a doctoral program available in engineering. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Engineering

The following engineering concentations are available at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering	65
Chemical Engineering	42
Civil Engineering	35
Electrical Engineering	33
General Engineering	23
Computer Engineering	5

Related Majors

• Mathematics & Statistics
• Physical Sciences
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Computer & Information Sciences
• Engineering Technologies

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 The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.