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2023 Best Value General Engineering Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Tennessee

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$9,632 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,659 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Engineering Technology Bachelor's Degree 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 Value General Engineering Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Tennessee to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for engineering tech students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee

The following schools top our list of the Best Value General Engineering Technology Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Best Tennessee Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in General Engineering Technology

Our analysis found Tennessee Technological University to be the best value school for general engineering technology students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Tennessee. Located in the remote town of Cookeville, Tennessee Tech University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tennessee Tech University are $9,802 per year. On average, engineering tech graduates from Tennessee Tech University take out $26,383 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full General Engineering Technology at Tennessee Technological University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Middle Tennessee State University is a great value for general engineering technology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Middle Tennessee State University are $9,232 a year. Engineering Tech majors at Middle Tennessee State University take out an average of $24,689 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Read full report on General Engineering Technology at Middle Tennessee State University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend East Tennessee State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. ETSU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Johnson City.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ETSU are $9,438 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, engineering tech majors at ETSU accumulate an average of around $29,018 in student debt.

Full General Engineering Technology at East Tennessee State University Report

#4

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Memphis. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value General Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. UofM is a very large public school located in the large city of Memphis.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UofM are $10,056 per year.

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Best Value General Engineering Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value General Engineering Technology Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

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 4 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 KUKA Systems GmbH.

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