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Best General Engineering Technology Schools in Tennessee

2023 Best General Engineering Technology Schools in Tennessee

7 Colleges
$49,769 Avg Salary
$21,616 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Engineering Technology School for You

General Engineering Technology is the #41 most popular major in Tennessee with 407 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. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best General Engineering Technology Schools in Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Tennessee to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best General Engineering Technology Schools in Tennessee

The colleges and universities below are the best for engineering tech majors pursuing a .

Top Tennessee Schools in General Engineering Technology

Our 2023 rankings named Tennessee Technological University the best school in Tennessee for general engineering technology students. Located in the town of Cookeville, Tennessee Tech University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

On average, engineering tech graduates from Tennessee Tech University take out $24,628 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Middle Tennessee State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best General Engineering Technology Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public school with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that engineering tech majors at Middle Tennessee State University take out is $22,540.

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University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

The excellent programs at University of Memphis helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general engineering technology schools in Tennessee. UofM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Memphis.

On average, engineering tech graduates from UofM take out $30,875 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend East Tennessee State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best General Engineering Technology Schools in Tennessee list. ETSU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Johnson City.

The average amount in student loans that engineering tech majors at ETSU take out is $27,250.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chattanooga State Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best General Engineering Technology Schools in Tennessee list. Chattanooga State Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Chattanooga.

While working on their degree, engineering tech majors at Chattanooga State Community College accumulate an average of around $10,548 in student debt.

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Pellissippi State Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best General Engineering Technology Schools in Tennessee ranking. Pellissippi State Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Knoxville.

The average amount in student loans that engineering tech majors at Pellissippi State Community College take out is $13,855.

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Cleveland State Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general engineering technology programs. Located in the small city of Cleveland, Cleveland State Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Best General Engineering Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 144
Virginia 47
North Carolina 110
Florida 227
Kentucky 77
South Carolina 15
Louisiana 60
Arkansas 13
Alabama 111
Mississippi 69
West Virginia 5

General Engineering Technology is one of 18 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,906
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,593
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,964
Environmental Control Technology 8,690
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,592

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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).
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