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Best Value Engineering Science Schools in Tennessee

2023 Best Value Engineering Science Schools in Tennessee

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$35,105 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Engineering Science School for You

In 2020-2021, 41 degrees and certificates were awarded to engineering science students who went to a Tennessee college or university. This makes it the #145 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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Engineering Science Schools in Tennessee ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Tennessee to see which programs offered the best value experiences for engineering science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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.

Best Tennessee Schools for Affordable Quality in Engineering Science

$13,244 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Tennessee - Knoxville the best value school in Tennessee for engineering science students. Located in the midsize city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Knoxville are $13,244 per year.

UT Knoxville did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Engineering Science Schools in Tennessee list.

Full Engineering Science at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Report

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#2

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN
$56,966 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanderbilt University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Science Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Vanderbilt are $56,966 per year.

Vanderbilt not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Engineering Science Schools in Tennessee list.

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Best Value Engineering Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 2
Virginia 9
South Carolina 11
Louisiana 38
Mississippi 32
West Virginia 4

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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 Nicolás Pérez.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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