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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$9,854 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,553 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 134 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general engineering is the #91 most popular major in Tennessee.

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value General Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Tennessee to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for engineering 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 General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named Tennessee Technological University the best value school in Tennessee for general engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Tennessee Tech University is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Cookeville.

Tennessee Tech University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,802 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full General Engineering at Tennessee Technological University Report

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general engineering schools in Tennessee. UT Chattanooga is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Chattanooga.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UT Chattanooga are $9,848 a year.

Full General Engineering at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga Report

Out of the 4 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Martin landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Martin, UT Martin is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Martin are $9,912 per year.

Read full report on General Engineering at The University of Tennessee - Martin

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Christian Brothers University is a great value for general engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Christian Brothers is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Memphis.

Christian Brothers undergraduate students pay an average of $34,820 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full General Engineering at Christian Brothers University Report

Best Value General Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 170
Virginia 647
North Carolina 660
Florida 18
Kentucky 0
South Carolina 10
Louisiana 168
Arkansas 173
Alabama 225
Mississippi 264
West Virginia 84

General Engineering 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 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 Rémi Kaupp.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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