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2023 Best Electrical Engineering Schools in Tennessee

8 Colleges
$66,787 Avg Salary
$23,188 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Electrical Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, 253 degrees and certificates were awarded to electrical engineering students who went to a Tennessee college or university. This makes it the #61 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Electrical Engineering Schools in Tennessee ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Tennessee to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Electrical Engineering Schools in Tennessee

The following schools top our list of the Best Electrical Engineering Colleges.

Top Tennessee Schools in Electrical Engineering

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Our 2023 rankings named Vanderbilt University the best school in Tennessee for electrical engineering students. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best electrical engineering schools in Tennessee. Located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public school with a fairly large student population.

On average, EE graduates from UT Knoxville take out $21,875 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Out of the 8 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Tennessee Technological University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Cookeville, Tennessee Tech University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

On average, EE graduates from Tennessee Tech University take out $23,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#4

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lipscomb University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Electrical Engineering Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the large city of Nashville, Lipscomb is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 8 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Christian Brothers University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Memphis, Christian Brothers is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for electrical engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public college with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, EE graduates from UT Chattanooga carry an average student debtload of $28,375.

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#7

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

With a ranking of #7, University of Memphis did quite well on this year’s best schools for electrical engineering students. UofM is a very large public school located in the city of Memphis.

After completing their degree, EE graduates from UofM carry an average student debtload of $19,500.

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#8

Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN

With a ranking of #8, Tennessee State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for electrical engineering students. Located in the large city of Nashville, Tennessee State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Electrical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 838
Virginia 604
North Carolina 714
Florida 1,422
Kentucky 178
South Carolina 219
Louisiana 176
Arkansas 162
Alabama 396
Mississippi 144
West Virginia 102

One of 40 majors within the area of study, electrical engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to EE

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917
Biomedical Engineering 12,811

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 NASA.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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