2023 Best Value General Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Engineering Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Tennessee to see which ones offered the best value master'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.
Best Tennessee Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in General Engineering
Our analysis found The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga to be the best value school for general engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Tennessee. UT Chattanooga is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Chattanooga.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Chattanooga are $10,474 per year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Tennessee State University is a great value for general engineering students working on their master’s degree. Tennessee State University is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Nashville.
Tennessee State University graduate students pay an average of $10,732 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Vanderbilt University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Vanderbilt are $52,162 a year.
Vanderbilt did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list.
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Request InformationBest Value General Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value General Engineering Schools 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 |
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General Engineering Related Majors for Engineering
General Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Engineering
| 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 3 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.