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2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Tennessee

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$20,572 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$60,958 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 326 degrees and certificates were awarded to civil engineering students who went to a Tennessee college or university. This makes it the #50 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Tennessee to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for civil eng 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. 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 Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for civil eng majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Tennessee Technological University the best value school in Tennessee for civil engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Tennessee Tech University is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Cookeville.

Tennessee Tech University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,802 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga is a great value for civil engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. UT Chattanooga is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Chattanooga.

UT Chattanooga undergraduate students pay an average of $9,848 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that civil eng majors at UT Chattanooga take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $26,034.

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#3

Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tennessee State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Tennessee State University is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Nashville.

Tennessee State University undergraduate students pay an average of $8,336 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Knoxville are $13,244 per year. The average amount in student loans that civil eng majors at UT Knoxville take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $22,086.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UT Knoxville is ranked #5 for overall quality for civil eng in Tennessee.

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#5

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Memphis. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UofM are $10,056 a year. The average amount in student loans that civil eng majors at UofM take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $27,543.

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#6

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Vanderbilt University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Vanderbilt are $56,966 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, civil eng majors at Vanderbilt accumulate an average of around $10,867 in student debt.

Vanderbilt also made our Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list, coming in at #1.

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Christian Brothers University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Christian Brothers is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Memphis.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Christian Brothers are $34,820 per year.

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#8

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN

Lipscomb University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree civil engineering programs. Lipscomb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lipscomb are $35,752 a year. On average, civil eng graduates from Lipscomb take out $24,456 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Lipscomb excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list.

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Best Value Civil Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 446
Virginia 616
North Carolina 448
Florida 1,166
Kentucky 220
South Carolina 310
Louisiana 247
Arkansas 118
Alabama 461
Mississippi 193
West Virginia 112

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917
Biomedical Engineering 12,811

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 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 Master Sgt. Roger Parsons.

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