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2023 Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in Tennessee

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$22,465 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$63,253 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Chemical Engineering School for You

Chemical Engineering is the #59 most popular major in Tennessee with 265 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in Tennessee ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Tennessee to see which programs offered the best value experiences for chem eng 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in Tennessee

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for chem eng majors pursuing a .

Best Tennessee Schools for Affordable Quality in Chemical Engineering

$9,802 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Tennessee Technological University to be the best value school for chemical engineering students who want to pursue a degree in Tennessee. Tennessee Tech University is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Cookeville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Tennessee Tech University are $9,802 a year. While working on their degree, chem eng majors at Tennessee Tech University accumulate an average of around $15,162 in student debt.

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

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$9,848 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in Tennessee list. UT Chattanooga is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Chattanooga.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Chattanooga are $9,848 per year. Chem Eng majors at UT Chattanooga take out an average of $25,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Chemical Engineering at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga Report

$13,244 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in Tennessee list. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Knoxville are $13,244 per year. On average, chem eng graduates from UT Knoxville take out $23,918 in student loans while working on their degree.

UT Knoxville also took the #4 spot in our Best Chemical Engineering Schools in Tennessee rankings.

Full Chemical Engineering at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Report

#4

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN
$56,966 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Vanderbilt University is a great value for chemical engineering students. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Vanderbilt are $56,966 a year. After completing their degree, chem eng graduates from Vanderbilt carry an average student debtload of $20,085.

Vanderbilt also made our Best Chemical Engineering Schools in Tennessee list, coming in at #1.

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$34,820 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Christian Brothers University is a great value for chemical engineering students. Christian Brothers is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Memphis.

Christian Brothers undergraduate students pay an average of $34,820 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Chemical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 241
Virginia 231
North Carolina 245
Florida 377
Kentucky 140
South Carolina 153
Louisiana 242
Arkansas 81
Alabama 381
Mississippi 137
West Virginia 55

Chemical Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Chem Eng

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Biomedical Engineering 12,811

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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 Mikulova.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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