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2023 Best Value General Engineering Technology Schools in Tennessee

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$7,402 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,769 Avg Salary

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 Value 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 value experiences for engineering tech students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Schools in Tennessee

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

Best Tennessee Schools for Affordable Quality in General Engineering Technology

$4,430 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Chattanooga State Community College to be the best value school for general engineering technology students who want to pursue a degree in Tennessee. Chattanooga State Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Chattanooga.

Chattanooga State Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,430 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, engineering tech majors at Chattanooga State Community College accumulate an average of around $10,548 in student debt.

Read full report on General Engineering Technology at Chattanooga State Community College

$4,456 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pellissippi State Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Engineering Technology Schools in Tennessee list. Pellissippi State Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Knoxville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pellissippi State Community College are $4,456 per year. The average amount in student loans that engineering tech majors at Pellissippi State Community College take out is $13,855.

Full General Engineering Technology at Pellissippi State Community College Report

$9,802 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tennessee Technological University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General Engineering Technology Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the town of Cookeville, Tennessee Tech University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Tennessee Tech University are $9,802 a year. On average, engineering tech graduates from Tennessee Tech University take out $24,628 in student loans while working on their degree.

In addition to its great value ranking, Tennessee Tech University is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best General Engineering Technology Schools in Tennessee list.

Full General Engineering Technology at Tennessee Technological University Report

$9,232 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Middle Tennessee State University is a great value for general engineering technology students. Located in the midsize city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Middle Tennessee State University are $9,232 per year. The average amount in student loans that engineering tech majors at Middle Tennessee State University take out is $22,540.

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

$9,438 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, East Tennessee State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. ETSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Johnson City.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ETSU are $9,438 a year. The average amount in student loans that engineering tech majors at ETSU take out is $27,250.

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

#6

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN
$10,056 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, University of Memphis did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general engineering technology students. UofM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Memphis.

UofM undergraduate students pay an average of $10,056 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, engineering tech graduates from UofM take out $30,875 in student loans while working on their degree.

Read full report on General Engineering Technology at University of Memphis

$4,400 Average Tuition & Fees

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cleveland State Community College are $4,400 a year.

Full General Engineering Technology at Cleveland State Community College Report

Best Value General Engineering Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value General Engineering Technology Schools 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 7 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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