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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$22,053 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$94,068 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Electrical Engineering Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Tennessee to see which ones offered the best value master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee

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

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

Our analysis found The University of Tennessee - Knoxville to be the best value school for electrical engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Tennessee. Located in the midsize city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a very large student population.

UT Knoxville graduate students pay an average of $13,380 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 #4 for overall quality for EE in Tennessee.

Full Electrical Engineering at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at Tennessee Technological University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value electrical engineering schools in Tennessee. Located in the remote town of Cookeville, Tennessee Tech University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Tennessee Tech University are $11,762 a year.

Full Electrical Engineering at Tennessee Technological University 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 electrical engineering schools in Tennessee. UofM is a very large public school located in the city of Memphis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UofM are $10,908 a year.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at University of Memphis

#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 Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

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

Full Electrical Engineering at Vanderbilt University Report

Best Value Electrical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value 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 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 NASA.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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