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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$20,572 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$69,529 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor's Degree 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Electrical 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 EE 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. 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 Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee

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

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

Our analysis found Tennessee Technological University to be the best value school for electrical engineering students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Tennessee. Located in the remote town of Cookeville, Tennessee Tech University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tennessee Tech University are $9,802 per year. EE majors at Tennessee Tech University take out an average of $24,524 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UT Chattanooga are $9,848 a year. On average, EE graduates from UT Chattanooga take out $29,624 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the midsize city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UT Knoxville undergraduate students pay an average of $13,244 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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 EE in Tennessee.

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#4

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Memphis is a great value for electrical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. UofM is a very 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. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, EE majors at UofM accumulate an average of around $22,748 in student debt.

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#5

Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN

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

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tennessee State University are $8,336 per year.

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#6

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Vanderbilt University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Vanderbilt undergraduate students pay an average of $56,966 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, EE graduates from Vanderbilt take out $8,278 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Vanderbilt not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list.

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#7

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN

Lipscomb University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Located in the city of Nashville, Lipscomb is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Lipscomb undergraduate students pay an average of $35,752 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Lipscomb also claimed a spot on our Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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With a ranking of #8, Christian Brothers University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for electrical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Memphis, Christian Brothers is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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Best Value Electrical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Electrical Engineering Colleges 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.

  • 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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