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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$22,053 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,613 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Civil Engineering Master'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.

The Best Value Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in Tennessee to see which ones offered the best value master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee

Check out the civil eng master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

Our analysis found Tennessee Technological University to be the best value school for civil engineering students who want to pursue a master’s 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 graduate student at Tennessee Tech University are $11,762 a year.

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

UT Knoxville graduate students pay an average of $13,380 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UT Knoxville did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list.

Full Civil Engineering at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Report

#3

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Memphis helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value civil engineering schools in Tennessee. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UofM graduate students pay an average of $10,908 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Civil Engineering at University of Memphis Report

#4

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanderbilt University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Vanderbilt are $52,162 per year.

Vanderbilt also took the #1 spot in our Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee rankings.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Vanderbilt University

Best Value Civil Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Civil Engineering Colleges 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 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 Master Sgt. Roger Parsons.

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